{"data":{"id":"us-mt/75-5-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"75-5-402","heading":"Duties of department.","body":"The department shall:\n(1) issue, suspend, revoke, modify, or deny permits to discharge sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes into state waters, consistently with rules made by the department;\n(2) examine plans and other information needed to determine whether a permit should be issued or suggest changes in plans as a condition to the issuance of a permit;\n(3) clearly specify in any permit any limitations imposed as to the volume, strength, and other significant characteristics of the waste to be discharged; and\n(4) establish as conditions to the issuance of permits for which a performance bond or other surety is filed under 75-5-405 certain reclamation requirements sufficient to prevent pollution of state waters during and after operation of the project or activity for which a permit is issued.","path":["TITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 5. WATER QUALITY","Part 4. Permits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0750/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0020/0750-0050-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:41Z","sha256":"a0fe7ced7c6c75d36684c9a108f261990084154d5177e9216e41fcd72596bc61","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/75-5-401--2","next":"us-mt/75-5-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}