Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

Water rights are the cornerstone of our agricultural economy. Without certainty, protection for existing water right holders, and a plan to define the federally reserved water rights of the tribes, Montana’s water users would be forced to foot the bill for decades of costly litigation and risk losing their existing water rights.

That’s why we support the CSKT Water Compact and why we believ...