Dakota Midday: Lewis and Clark Water Project Vies for Funding in Budget

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Published December 16, 2014 at 2:54 PM CST

The budget just passed by Congress includes an additional 31 million dollars for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Rural Water Program. Bureau officials will have to decide how to divide the money among six water projects.

The Lewis and Clark Rural Water System is vying for dollars along with two projects in Montana, two in New Mexico and one in North Dakota. The Lewis and Clark pipeline serves southeastern South Dakota, northwestern Iowa and southwestern Minnesota. It's currently 65 percent complete and delivering water to 11 of 20 members.

Gary Ellenbolt spoke with Lewis and Clark executive director Troy Larson about funding to complete the pipeline.

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