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Flathead Water Board gets down to work with new appointments [01/21/2022]
RONAN — It’s a historic week for the Mission Valley, as varied interests come together to begin a new era of water management in the Flathead Basin. With the Flathead Water Compact,
LAKE COUNTY LEADER: COMPACT SETTLEMENT DELIVERS $157M TO CSKT [02/09/2023]
In a press release last week the Department of the Interior announced the release of nearly $580 million to continue fulfilling settlements of Indian water rights claims. The largest portion
FRWMB picks DNRC hydrologist Ethan Mace to head Office of the Engineer [09/02/2022]
Char-Koosta News RONAN — Perhaps the biggest step forward for the Office of the Engineer is the hiring of the water engineer. It is the top administrative position that will
Glad You Asked: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes-Montana Water Compact [12/15/2022]
On the heels of recent public meetings and full-page newspaper ads encouraging resistance to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes-Montana Water Compact, Montana Free Press received a reader question asking whether the
Ad campaign targets CSKT Water Compact [12/08/2022]
A recent ad campaign encourages people to challenge the Flathead Indian Reservation’s water compact, despite its approval at tribal, state and federal levels. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council,
First of his kind: Ethan Mace heads Office of the Engineer [12/08/2022]
*Ethan Mace was recently hired by the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board to head the Office of the Engineer, located on Main Street in Ronan. (Kristi Niemeyer/Lake County Leader) Ethan