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Butte-Silver Bow presents drought management plan, recommends advisory committee and expanded metering
Summary
Butte-Silver Bow staff presented a grant-funded drought management plan recommending a formal Drought Advisory Committee, expanded metering toward near-100% coverage, added stream gauging and a tiered enforcement framework; staff said DNRC grant funding will help accelerate meter installation.
Butte, Mont. — Public Works Director Mark Neary and county staff presented a draft drought management plan to the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners on Feb. 11, outlining steps to better monitor and respond to local drought conditions.
The plan, funded in part by a grant from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC RDG program), recommends formalizing a Drought Advisory Committee of hydrologists, engineers and public-works staff, expanding metering toward near-100% coverage, increasing reservoir and stream gauging…
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