Four Corners Community Foundation

THE 310 LAW IS THE PRIMARY TOOL FOR WATER-RESOURCE PROTECTION IN MONTANA. FOUR CORNERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LOCATED IN BOZEMAN AND GALLATIN, MONTANA, CREATED A NON-PROFIT SOFTWARE SOLUTION CALLED GILLY TO CAPTURE AND EASILY SHARE THE DATA CONTAINED IN 310 LAW PERMIT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE GALLATIN CONSERVATION DISTRICT. FOUR CORNERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL EXPAND GILLY TO INCLUDE 310 PERMIT APPLICATIONS FROM CONSERVATION DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE OF MONTANA. WITHOUT EASY ACCESS TO 310 PERMIT DATA, IT IS PROHIBITIVELY DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF PERMITTING INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED PROJECTS. ONCE THE EXPANSION IS COMPLETE, GILLY WILL ALLOW RESOURCE MANAGERS ACROSS MONTANA TO MAKE MORE INFORMED AND APPROPRIATE PERMITTING DECISIONS.