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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/fearing_future_scarcity_county_thirsting_for_water_rights/2134/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: Water appropriation is drastically changing in western Montana and, with future use at risk, Flathead County commissioners have moved to secure water rights held by the federal government. A still-unresolved water compact with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will place unknown demands on Flathead water. Growth is a contested factor. And, last year’s decision supporting a hydroelectric utility’s expansive water rights created a high – if not, impossible – hurdle for new applicants.