WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement after the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced $27 million for the Garrison-Diversion Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program in North Dakota.
This award will support efforts associated with the expansion of the Fort Berthold, Standing Rock, and Spirit Lake distribution systems, as well as the water treatment facility for the Northwest Area Water Supply Project.
“North Dakotans in every corner of the state are benefitting from substantial increases in water infrastructure investment,” said Senator Cramer. “Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering wins for North Dakota, and this investment will leave a noticeable impact on the expansion of access to clean drinking water across the state from Spirit Lake, Fort Berthold, and Standing Rock to the surrounding Minot area.”
The Garrison-Diversion Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program is among six projects chosen in the $65 million announcement. Over the next five years, the Bureau of Reclamation will be investing a total of $8.3 billion through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for resilient water infrastructure projects, including rural water, water storage and conveyance, dam safety, water purification and reuse, and desalination.