{KXLG - Washington, D.C.} Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill to conduct a feasibility study on supplying Missouri River water to the Western Dakota Regional Water System (WDRWS).

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson testified Thursday in support of his legislation aimed at advancing a major rural water project for western South Dakota.

It is a big day in Washington D.C. for drought-prone West River communities. U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee members heard testimony in support of South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson’s bill to greenlight a feasibility study of the Western Dakota Regional Water System (WDRWS).

I often tell my kids: if you don’t get started, you’ll never get finished. That is certainly true when it comes to water infrastructure for the next 100 years in our state.

The conceptual water treatment system is being developed by the WDRWS engineering team. As a majority of WDRWS Members use groundwater, fully treated water is planned for the system with a water treatment plant near the proposed intake in Lake Oahe.