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Public Works Committee approves $50,000 to Western Dakota Regional Water System
Summary
The Rapid City Public Works Committee voted to provide $50,000 to Western Dakota Regional Water System after a presentation on a proposed 161-mile pipeline from the Missouri River and five years of planning and studies.
Kristen Konza, executive director of Western Dakota Regional Water System, presented the nonprofit’s five-year plan for a regional water pipeline and asked the Rapid City Public Works Committee for $50,000 in member support; the committee voted to approve the payment.
The request followed a 20-minute presentation and brief questions from committee members and guests. Konza said Western Dakota has completed multiple studies and secured legislative approval for future-use water rights, and that the group seeks municipal members to gain a “seat at the table” as it advances a pipeline and treatment plan to serve the Rapid City area.
Konza told the committee Western Dakota’s concept is “a water pipeline…
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