St. Mary Working Group meets as water supply is short

The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group (Work Group) met March 16, 2016 in Havre to discuss the 100 year old irrigation structure. Much of the discussion centered on major construction projects by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the short water supply. Currently, the snow pack for St. Mary and the Milk River is 81%. While one major storm could push the system to 100% of average, irrigators will be faced with a short water supply and many decisions of an early shutoff. For maintenance purposes, water will be turned on earlier and shutoff as early as August 10th in Malta.

Many other parts...