Mountain Water Company v. Montana Department of Public Service Regulation

¶1 Mountain Water Company (MWC) appeals from an order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, dismissing its action for declaratory and injunctive relief against Defendants Montana Department of Public Service Regulation (DPSR), Montana Public Service Commission (PSC), Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and Circle H Development Company (Circle H) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issue on appeal:

¶3 Did the District Court err in dismissing MWC’s action because it did not exhaust its administrative remedies?

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