Articles with the Tag: Flathead Indian Irrigation Project
CHARLO – Water flows through the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project for farmers to water fields and keep their crops growing until harvest time. The water system is a complicated structure centered on storage and pumping that eventually moves through miles of ditches across the reservation. The proj...
The CSKT-Montana Water Compact flowed into the Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing as Senate Bill 3013 on Thursday, June 29, in Washington, D.C. and hit a slight hurdle. The Department of Interior recognized the support for resolving Indian Water Rights claims in Montana but they could not support the...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO – Legislation recently introduced by Senator Tester will not only bring certainty to Montana water users, but will be a boon to the state and local economy, according to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The legislation, which ...
MONTANA – The water rights compact between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the State of Montana, and the United States went to the next level on Thursday, May 26, when Senator Jon Tester presented it to the U.S. Senate as bill S.3013. “The CSKT Water Compact will provide certainty...
Irrigation board votes to cancel election LAKE COUNTY — The Flathead Joint Board of Control commissioners voted to cancel the Irrigation District Election during a meeting on Thursday, April 21, with a nine to two vote due to what they claim is a violation of Montana State Election Laws by...
The Flathead Joint Board of control has seven candidates vying for positions in three districts during the upcoming election on May 3. In the Flathead Irrigation District, Division 2, incumbent Wayne Blevins is on the ballot with Janette Rosman. Wayne Blevins, 54, started ranching 34 years ago. H...
PABLO – Before the Compact Implementation Technical Team started their meeting on Tuesday, March 15, they invited a new representative to the table. Another board known as the Flathead Joint Board of Control voted to appoint Wade Shepard, an irrigator and cattle rancher, to the CITT to represent irr...
ST. IGNATIUS - The Flathead Joint Board of Control started working on a litigation strategy to negotiate the terms and conditions of the low-block cost of power during the regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 8, in an effort to ensure that low power rates for irrigation use continue. The low-...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Flathead Joint Board of Control attended a conference that could have effects on the cost of power for irrigators, although the results of the meeting were undisclosed. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hosted the conference in Washington, D.C. earlier this mon...
ST. IGNATIUS – Many feared that the cost of using irrigation water would go up by $7.50 per acre last summer. Stanley Speak, the northwest regional director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, announced by phone at the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project’s semi-annual water users meeting on...
