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4 big water projects underway in South Dakota
Four major projects could cost tens of billions of dollars and serve more than 750,000 people across South Dakota and neighboring states.
- South Dakota officials are advancing four major water projects requiring billions of dollars to tap the Missouri River, aiming to secure reliable supplies for the next 50 years amid growing regional demand.
- Persistent drought and depleting aquifers have prompted this infrastructure push; Western Dakota Regional Water System Director Kristen Conzet warned that "the cheapest time to do any of this is now if not yesterday."
- The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System is finalizing its $711 million base system, while WEB Water has invested $82 million in plant upgrades and pipeline expansions to bolster capacity.
- Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System Director Kurt Pfeifle is leading feasibility studies for massive pipelines, with 57 potential members already signed on to secure future water access.
- Shane Phillips, Executive Director of WEB Water, cautioned that the state must utilize the Missouri River properly or "other states will figure out a way" to claim the resource.
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4 big water projects underway in South Dakota
In a wooded site along the west shore of the Missouri River, an engineering marvel was taking shape one afternoon in March that will eventually help provide fresh water to hundreds of thousands of people.
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Compared to several states to the west, South Dakota is not even in the conversation of places in danger of experiencing a water crisis. Arizona, New Mexico, California and Colorado are increasingly in panic mode trying to find reliable sources of drinking water to quench the thirst of growing populations and future generations. Over its 137 years of statehood, South Dakota has relied on rivers and reservoirs but mostly on underground aquifers t…
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