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Western Dakota Regional Water System

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Fort Pierre, South Dakota, United States

Source: DRG News

Project
Planned

The Western Dakota Regional Water System (WDRWS) project plans to pump water from the Missouri River near Fort Pierre to 20 participating counties in western South Dakota. The project aims to provide a new water source for towns like Fort Pierre, which currently faces supply issues with its existing water supplier. The project received legislative approval in 2025 to pump 20,765 acre-feet of water

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage
Location
Fort Pierre, South Dakota, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
DRG News

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The project “Western Dakota Regional Water System” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from DRG News.

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2026-07-22

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The Western Dakota Regional Water System (WDRWS) project plans to pump water from the Missouri River near Fort Pierre to 20 participating counties in western South Dakota. The project aims to provide a new water source for towns like Fort Pierre, which currently faces supply issues with its existing water supplier. The project received legislative approval in 2025 to pump 20,765 acre-feet of water annually to the counties involved.

Original sector

Water Supply

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

South Dakota

City

Fort Pierre

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage

Article published date

2025-06-07

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