Drop 5 near completion: St. Mary Diversion a Vital Resource to all in the Milk River Watershed

Water is essential to everyone, and for those of us who call North Central Montana home it carries added meaning. Our area of the country tends to exist in drought conditions far more often than not. We are all aware of the importance of moisture to our local Agriculture producers, be it in the fields as the crops grow, or providing adequate water supplies to their livestock. Many of our local producers rely on irrigating to farm their land and many more draw from the Milk River to provide stable water for their operations.

Currently the St. Mary's Diversion and the Milk River Irrigation Proje...