PIERRE — A state board has approved a funding application by the City of Fort Pierre to build an additional water storage tank to limit water restrictions if the main water line serving the city suffers an issue. Mike Perkovich with the Department of Ag and Natural Resources says Fort Pierre’s application to the Board of Water and Natural Resources included a drinking water treatment plant…
The water storage tank has a cost around five-point-three million dollars. Perkovich says the state is recommending four-point-two million in funding from the State Revolving Fund…
Fort Pierre Public Works Director Rick Hahn represented the city at the hearing and concurs with the recommendation to seek only water storage…
The City of Fort Pierre was spurred into action following numerous water restrictions brought on by frequent breaks of the Mni Wiconi Core Line. That takes water from a treatment plant north of Fort Pierre and sends treated Missouri River water throughout central and southern South Dakota.
