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St. Mary Canal siphon will be fully replaced in 2025

On June 17, 2024, the St. Mary River Canal siphon suffered a catastrophic failure, causing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to take immediate action.

Ryan Newman, the Montana area office manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, said they aren't expecting any negative impacts on the municipal water for 2024 or 2025.

"The municipal water supply is stored up. We do have that water held in Fresno Reservoir and we have that available for use; what comes into question is next year, 2025, we won't be able to move any water from the St.Mary over to Milk River in 2025, so the water budget within the Milk R...

 
 
 
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