U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

The public has until Sept 2 to comment on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft environmental assessment on proposed modifications to Fresno Dam, a key part of the Milk River Project along Montana’s Hi-Line. The 82-year-old dam is aging and improvements are a priority.

A federal magistrate judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation that alleged an irrigation project in northwest Montana harms threatened bull trout.

When a critical drop of the St. Mary Canal collapsed 14 weeks ago, downstream irrigators along Montana’s Hi Line were left high and dry. If construction continues to progress at its current clip, water could be flowing again within months.

Federal funding will help cover roughly half the cost of rebuilding two areas of the Milk River Project St. Mary Canal. Irrigators say this is a much-needed increase.

The century-old St. Mary Canal has been a lifeline for communities along Montana’s Hi-Line. After a portion of it collapsed last month, agencies are…

Plans are in the works to permanently repair a major Montana Hi-Line water system that collapsed last month.The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Milk River…

Part of a Montana Hi-Line water system collapsed over the weekend and any delay in its repair will affect water usage by tribes, municipalities and…

Montana’s U.S. Senators on Wednesday introduced a bill aimed at stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels. They have…

The Alliance for the Wild Rockies today announced a 60-day notice of intent to sue federal agencies over declining bull trout numbers in Glacier National…

The Crow Tribe moved another step closer to developing its water resources, including a proposed hydroelectric dam project at Yellowtail Afterbay Dam.Crow…