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DNRC and partners push pilot storage, gauge expansion and mitigation options as flows shift
Summary
Montana DNRC and partners said the state is expanding hydrologic monitoring, pursuing pilot storage projects (including managed aquifer recharge) and seeking ways to make mitigation water easier to locate, but enforcement of exempt wells and private‑land constraints remain obstacles.
Missoula — Valerie Kurth, Clark Fork Basin Water Planner with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, described DNRC’s multi‑pronged approach to drought and flood resilience: improved hydrologic data, statewide modeling, and pilot storage grants that include managed aquifer recharge and soil‑storage tactics.
Monitoring and modeling: Kurth said DNRC is expanding both data collection and tools. "We are also proud to be collaborating with the Clark Fork Coalition on a hydrologic data project in the Upper Clark…
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