Tester Secures over $30 million for water projects

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced this week that he secured over $30 million to provide clean, reliable drinking water to families in north-central and northeastern Montana. 

The Bureau of Reclamation funding will support Fort Peck’s Dry Prairie Rural Water Project and the Rocky Boy’s North Central Regional Water Project, which together would serve more than 60,000 Montanans.

“Every Montanan needs clean water — it’s that simple,” Tester, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said in a release about the funding. “These vital resources will build healthier families, s...