US Senate committee endorses $20 million for Missouri River drinking water pipeline studies

US Senate committee endorses $20 million for Missouri River drinking water pipeline studies

Two bills to fund studies on proposed Missouri River drinking water pipelines for South Dakota are headed to the U.S. Senate after a vote last week by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bills are sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Mike Rounds, Republicans from South Dakota. Together, they would provide $20 million for Bureau of Reclamation feasibility studies for the Western Dakota Regional Water System and D…