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On Sunday, U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester celebrated their bipartisan bill, the “Montana Water Rights Protection Act,” being signed into law by President Trump. The bill permanently settles the century long CSKT water dispute,

Today is a historic day for Montana taxpayers, ranchers, farmers, and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Water is life, and the Compact honors our trust responsibilities, creates jobs, and prevents decades of costly litigation while investing

Senator Daines and Senator Tester’s landmark legislation to protect Montana’s water resources has been signed into law by President Trump

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes can finally control the water on their own reservation and manage buffalo on the National Bison Range.

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council unanimously ratified its water compact with the state Tuesday, clearing the path for rehabilitation of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project and return of the National Bison Range to tribal

Leaders in the agriculture industry say Montana farmers and ranchers will see significant benefits from the COVID-19 relief and spending package that Congress approved Monday.

Montana U.S. Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester on Wednesday announced the introduction of a long-awaited bill that would settle a century-old dispute over water rights between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the state and federal

Montana’s Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester introduced the Montana Water Rights Protection Act on Wednesday, a new agreement to settle the century-old Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water dispute, and protect water rights.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., will introduce the Montana Water Rights Protection Act to the U.S. Senate next week after reaching an agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on a framework for a permanent water settlement.

The success of Montana’s agriculture industry is dependent upon water and water right certainty. It is easily the single most important resource for people across Montana, which is why ratification of the negotiated Montana CSKT Water Compact is

As the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact awaits ratification, Kathy Olsen is watching closely. Olsen manages the state’s Water Resources Regional Office in Kalispell, which processes water rights claims under the

The uncertainty and expense that would be prevented by implementing the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (“CSKT”) Water Compact is one of the many reasons the Water Policy Interim Committee recently decided to encourage Secretary of the