Johnson Testifies in Support of His Western South Dakota Rural Water Bill
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill to conduct a feasibility study on supplying Missouri River water to the Western Dakota Regional Water System (WDRWS).
“It’s hard to overstate the importance of water,” said Johnson. “If we want a vibrant and healthy West River, we have to have the Western Dakota Regional Water System project, and I’m proud to support this important step forward.”
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“Western Dakota Regional Water System has completed five years of foundational work, including demand projections, intake evaluations, and regional system planning. The State of South Dakota has invested more than $12 million, alongside strong local support from our 49 members. The project is ready for the next step: a Bureau of Reclamation feasibility study,” said Kristin Conzet, Executive Director of WDRWS. “We are grateful to Rep. Johnson and his team for their professionalism and assistance throughout the federal process.”
As western South Dakota grows, the demand for water continues to increase. WDRWS seeks to meet that growing demand. The Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act allocates $10 million to the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out a feasibility study for a proposed rural water supply project that would deliver municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to western South Dakota. The purpose of a feasibility study is to ensure that a water resources project is technically, environmentally, and economically sound.
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Sad to say. Only reason I am going to vote for Dusty is that he is the lesser of 4 evils.
There is a good man in Pierre already. We do not need Dusty.
Larry Closed for Business Rhoden.
No thanks.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Many businesses have been created or have expanded in the short time he has been Governor.
100%
And many have also closed or decided against locating here. Also a true statement, especially when you paint with a brush as wide as an elephant.
Could you specifically name a few and attribute the reasons why? Thanks!
What was closed due to Rhoden?
Most of them Cowboy Haberdasheries!
He is behind the biggest lie I ever heard that he saved property owners tax money. All this will end up doing is shifting the tax burden more from homeowners to land owners wake up farmers and ranchers they’re trying to take our land.
The property tax system here is regressive. Oh, Rhoden is definitely “open for business” as long as that business is taxing the working class to death. Calling a regressive tax shift the “largest cut in history” is a ingnorant move, even for him. This 0.3% sales tax hike is a blatant urban handout because its only funneling our rural dollars into a fund that primarily benefits the rich in Sioux Falls and other urban areas, while the rest of us just get stuck with higher prices at the register. Maybe if Mr Rhoden actually came up with an original thought instead of recycling these city centered scams, our counties wouldn’t be forced to hike BOTH property and sales taxes just to keep the show on the road. It’s a feudal system where the working class pays for the privilege of watching their way of life disappear. Instead of blaming the state for everything, maybe it’s time we look at how bloated these local budgets have stayed while we’re told to just suck it up and wait for tourists who haven’t been showing up under the Rhoden administration to save us. Time for fresh ideas because this state is not “strong, safe, or free”. It’s quite literally the exact opposite.
We need flat % income tax. That way everyone can bi##ch equally
Ag taxation has typically been a third of property tax receipts. Now it’s like 20%. Farmers aren’t paying like the rest of us.
Your orange Jesus started a war and spiked input prices and hosed you again.
Boomer landlord “farmers” are hoarding an insane amount of wealth.