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A unique infrastructure project is underway north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, combining two community water systems. A groundbreaking event was held on May 16 for the Shared Resources, Inc ...
South Dakota will get more than $42.9 million for drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“We estimate that South Dakota is only using about 5.5% of the water promised to the state as part of the Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944,” Troy Larson, Lewis and Clark Regional Water ...
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A request that more than 6.7 billion gallons a year of Missouri River be reserved for future use by people in western South Dakota is heading to the Legislature for state ...
Thanks to a 2017 study by South Dakota Mines and a 2024 draft report by the U.S. Geological Survey, we know our current water demand exceeds availability during long-term drought conditions.
A South Dakota bill, SB 133, would give municipalities control over fluoride levels in their drinking water. Proponents of the bill cite potential changes in federal fluoridation policy and ...
Duhamel had pointed to large-scale water projects for South Dakota as proof of the need for a fund. Just after shooting down that idea on Tuesday, the ag committee endorsed one of those projects.
Late Sunday night, shortly before 11 p.m., the bridge began taking on water and partially collapsed into the river. It has slowly sunk further into the Big Sioux River throughout Monday.
The Randall Community Water District is building a $105-million water pipeline in South Dakota. Photo courtesy of the Randall Community Water District. January 30, 2025.
STANTON — Long before North Dakota's coal and oil gleamed in a landman’s eye, Plains Indians were mining the mother lode of a different resource. Knife River flint, a dark, hard rock used to ...
Luck Companies, a provider of crushed stone aggregates and environmental performance products, is expanding its quarry operations across South Carolina. The company will develop new sites in ...