VERMILLION, S.D. – In a wooded site along the west shore of the Missouri River, an engineering marvel was taking shape one afternoon in March that will eventually help provide fresh water to hundreds of thousands of people.

Compared to several states to the west, South Dakota is not even in the conversation of places in danger of experiencing a water crisis. Arizona, New Mexico, California and Colorado are increasingly in panic mode trying to find reliable sources of drinking water to quench the thirst of growing populations and future generations.

PIERRE, (KCCR) — As Fort Pierre looks to the future and Congress for help securing its water future western South Dakota as a whole is in need of water security. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson has introduced a bill to conduct a feasibility study for the Western Dakota Regional Water System…

The leader of a proposed water pipeline project told a U.S. House panel Thursday that delaying the next federal step toward bringing Missouri River water to western South Dakota poses a “growing water security risk” for the region, and a drought is making things worse.

The project area is one of the only major regions in the state without a reliable, long-term water supply, according to Kristin Conzet

A U.S. House committee hears testimony on a bill ordering a study done on the feasibility of using Missouri River Water for western South Dakota use.