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Without the Compact, the tribes would have to define their water rights through litigation in the Montana Water Court — a costly, time-consuming and uncertain process that would have dire consequences for Montana taxpayers…

The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Water Compact is much more than just a piece of legislation; it’s a negotiated agreement ensuring the future of agriculture in our state.

The CSKT Water Compact is much more than just a piece of legislation—it is a negotiated agreement that ensures the future of agriculture in our state.  

K.C. Smith’s letter to the editor on Feb. 5 repeats verbatim the misinformation promoted by the opponents of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact.

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Elaine Willman’s the “sky-is-falling” opinion criticizing the CSKT Water Compact (“Federal Domestic Abuse: The Political Ruin of 30,000 Montanans” in the November 12, 2015 issue of the Western Ag Reporter) is not only a gross dramatization but so

In her Jan. 26 opinion, “Congress must not pass the water compact,” Jeanette Zentgraf displays a willful disregard for the facts behind the compact, as well as the events leading to its passage.

(Helena, Mont.)—The co-chairs of Farmers and Ranchers for Montana (FARM) have reached out to the Montana Congressional delegation and their staff to express their support for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe (CSKT) Water Compact.

In his recent letter “Question to supporters of the water compact”, Jerry O’Neil does an excellent job grandstanding and propagating misinformation.

Signed by John Youngberg, Montana Farm Bureau Federation; Jay Bodnar, Montana Stockgrowers Association; Mike Murphy, Montana Water Resource Association; Mike Gaffke, Association of Gallatin Agricultural Irrigators; and Marty Lundstrom, Montana

There is no doubt that water is one of Montana’s most important resources, but this resource is of particular importance to the agricultural community of our state

After passing both chambers of the Montana State Legislature with bipartisan majorities SB 262, the CSKT Water Compact, has made its way to the governor’s desk where Gov. Bullock signed the bill early Monday afternoon.