St. Mary dam reconstruction on track

If everything goes right, rebuilding the dam and intake structure that diverts much of the water flowing through the Milk River could begin within a couple of years.

A Bureau of Reclamation official made the prediction Wednesday in Havre.

Kelly Titensor said the bureau expects to start scoping meetings for National Environmental Policy Act requirements in August or September, with a goal to have the procedures to meet those requirements completed by Sept. 30, 2011.

"It is ambitious," Titensor said in response to a question about the schedule during a meeting of the St. Mary Working Group.

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