Crazy Mountain Ranch and Montana’s water-right regulator have entered into an agreement that tentatively closes the books on a short-lived lawsuit regarding a golf course under construction in the Shields Valley.

Late last week, Crazy Mountain Ranch announced that it reached an agreement with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to resolve a legal dispute about the luxury resort’s water use to keep its 18-hole golf course alive.

In an emailed statement to Montana Free Press, Crazy Mountain Ranch General Manager David Hardwick apologized for the ranch’s failure to adhere to the water-right change process. Hardwick maintained that the ranch has a right to use the water in question.

“We apologize for getting ahead of the process on the irrigation of the golf course,” Hardwi

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