310 & 404 Permits

Montana's Natural Streambed and Land Preservation Act  (310 permit
program):

Anyone planning to work in or near a stream must obtain a 310 permit from
the local conservation district office.  

Click below to download the application, which also covers the 404 permit.  A
complete list of permits that the application covers in included on the
instruction page when you download the application.


Joint Application for Proposed Work in Montana's Streams, Wetlands,
Floodplains, and Other Waterbodies


Revised 310 Rules


WHO MUST APPLY:  Any private, non-governmental individual or
corporation that proposes to work in or near a stream on private or public land
must apply for a 310 permit.

WHAT STREAMS REQUIRE 310 PERMITS:  Streams that have been
designated natural perennial streams require permits.  In Rosebud County
these include the Yellowstone River, Tongue River, Rosebud Creek, Lame
Deer Creek and Otter Creek.

HOW:  The person conducting the work should submit a completed
application to the conservation district office.  District supervisors will notify
the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks and, if requested, will set up an
inspection of the site.  Following a team inspection, the district supervisors
will approve, modify, or deny the permit application.  The permit process
takes approximately 30-60 days.

WHY:  The purpose of the 310 permit program is to minimize soil erosion
and sedimentation, maintain water quality and stream channel integrity, and
to keep streams and rivers in as natural a state as possible.  

EMERGENCY PROVISIONS:  The law allows for actions that are "necessary
to safeguard life or property during periods of emergency".  The conservation
district must be notified within 15 days of the action.  An inspection team will
determine if the project is approved as designed, will require modifications, or
is denied and will have to be removed.  If at all possible, contact the
conservation district before taking the emergency action.


For more information, contact:

Rosebud Conservation District
(406) 346-7479
PO Box 1200, 270 S. Prospect St.
Forsyth MT  59327
laurie.kelley@mt.nacdnet.net
Rosebud Conservation District
Stream Permitting