This photo released by the Bureau of Reclamation Missouri Basin Region, Montana Area Office, shows a breach in the St. Mary Canal siphon in Babb, Montana, Monday, June 17, 2024. The siphon is part of a system that carries water from a river on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to another river that provides irrigation water to farmers and drinking water to 14,000 residents in northern Montana. No injuries or deaths have been reported since the century-old pipes broke open Mon…
June 20, 2024
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‘Quick construction’ on tap for broken St. Mary canal siphons
Repairs to the broken St. Mary Canal pipes that are part of the Milk River Project can begin immediately through an emergency authorization with the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s office announced Friday.
Canal siphon failures not a matter of if, but when
Along with the torrent of gushing water that flooded Babb due to catastrophic siphon eruptions on the St. Mary Canal last week will be serious economic consequences for north-central Montana's agricultural community whose livelihood is reliant on this water system.
Irrigators along Hi-Line likely to close season early due to St. Mary breach
The Milk River Project, which is part of a system that delivers drinking water to 18,000 people and more than 700 farms, will shut down early this year following the breach of 110-year-old pipes near Baab.