South Dakota U.S. Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds are supporting a bill that would bring a proposed water initiative for the western side of the state closer to reality.

State Senator Helene Duhamel and U.S. Congressman Dusty Johnson give their take on a potential west river water pipeline

Fort Pierre did join on as a member of the Western Dakota Regional Water System. The system is a proposals to pipe Missouri River water to western South Dakota, similar to what Mid Dakota...

South Dakota's U.S. Senators are introducing a bill in Congress to study the possibility of delivering Missouri River water to West River communities.

(January 30, 2026) Sen. John Thune introduced a bill on Thursday to bring a proposed South Dakota water initiative closer to becoming a reality.

And just as we in North Dakota are pursuing a Red River pipeline to our east, South Dakota has ambitious plans for a number of large projects with expanded Missouri River water use to more of their area across the entire state. South Dakota may also, like North Dakota, be able to someday provide every county, every community, and every water user in their state with Missouri River water.