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If you want to protect southeastern Montana's groundwater and rivers for future generations, then don't miss a public hearing on the Water Beyond Methane proposal in Miles City on November 10 at the Miles Community College.
Water Beyond Methane Public Hearing
November 10, 2005; 8:00 a.m.
Miles Community College, Room 106
The coal bed methane water problem is twofold: First, by pumping groundwater from aquifers relied upon by landowners for their stock and homes, methane companies deprive them of the water by drying up wells and springs. Second, once at the surface, the water's a nuisance because it's too salty to be used for irrigation and will ruin the soil when applied.
Irrigators from the Miles City area are part of a broad coalition that has asked the Montana Board of Environmental Review to adopt Water Beyond Methane. The proposal would require coal bed methane companies to put some of the water they take from our aquifers back in the ground. With Water Beyond Methane:
1. Farmers and ranchers will be able to use water from methane extraction for stock watering and their homes.
2. Companies will put remaining water back in the ground so it is available for future generations.
3. Where reinjection is not feasible, companies will remove salts and other pollutants prior to discharge.
4. Montana will once again have the ability to prevent Wyoming discharges from polluting our rivers and streams.
Water Beyond Methane is backed by a broad coalition that includes Tongue and Yellowstone Irrigation District, Tongue River Water Users' Association, Buffalo Rapids Irrigation District, numerous southeastern Montana ranches, Rosebud Conservation District, Beartooth Stockgrowers Association, Northern Plains Resource Council, Surface Owners of the Wolf Mountain Area, Bear Creek Council, Stillwater Protective Association, Bull Mountain Land Alliance, Rosebud Protective Association, Dawson Resource Council, Carbon County Resource Council, and Trout Unlimited.
More information about Water Beyond Methane is available at www.waterbeyondmethane.org or by contacting Roger Muggli, Manager of the Tongue and Yellowstone Irrigation District, at 406-232-4038 or 406-951-0296.
Water Beyond Methane Public Hearing
November 10, 2005; 8:00 a.m.
Miles Community College, Room 106
The coal bed methane water problem is twofold: First, by pumping groundwater from aquifers relied upon by landowners for their stock and homes, methane companies deprive them of the water by drying up wells and springs. Second, once at the surface, the water's a nuisance because it's too salty to be used for irrigation and will ruin the soil when applied.
Irrigators from the Miles City area are part of a broad coalition that has asked the Montana Board of Environmental Review to adopt Water Beyond Methane. The proposal would require coal bed methane companies to put some of the water they take from our aquifers back in the ground. With Water Beyond Methane:
1. Farmers and ranchers will be able to use water from methane extraction for stock watering and their homes.
2. Companies will put remaining water back in the ground so it is available for future generations.
3. Where reinjection is not feasible, companies will remove salts and other pollutants prior to discharge.
4. Montana will once again have the ability to prevent Wyoming discharges from polluting our rivers and streams.
Water Beyond Methane is backed by a broad coalition that includes Tongue and Yellowstone Irrigation District, Tongue River Water Users' Association, Buffalo Rapids Irrigation District, numerous southeastern Montana ranches, Rosebud Conservation District, Beartooth Stockgrowers Association, Northern Plains Resource Council, Surface Owners of the Wolf Mountain Area, Bear Creek Council, Stillwater Protective Association, Bull Mountain Land Alliance, Rosebud Protective Association, Dawson Resource Council, Carbon County Resource Council, and Trout Unlimited.
More information about Water Beyond Methane is available at www.waterbeyondmethane.org or by contacting Roger Muggli, Manager of the Tongue and Yellowstone Irrigation District, at 406-232-4038 or 406-951-0296.