St. Mary irrigation project strikes out again on funding

The St. Mary/Milk River irrigation project struck out on another federal funding opportunity. The America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding that came from the Federal government to the state of Montana was made available through application for infrastructure project including water and sewer projects across the state. However, the Treasury Department did not include funding for dams or reservoirs in the spending guidelines for the state.

“We asked our congressional delegation to contact the Treasury and get the rule changed to include dams and reservoirs”, said Marko Manoukian, Co-Chair of the S...