News Release Archive

Reclamation Demonstrates Water Conservation

Media Contact: Faye Streier, (605) 394-9757, fstreier@gp.usbr.gov
Mark Andersen, mandersen@gp.usbr.gov

For Release: February 23, 2005

The Bureau of Reclamation will host a Water Conservation booth and a Belle Fourche Reservoir Resource Management Plan booth at the Tri-State Expo in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, on February 26 and 27, 2005.

The Bureau of Reclamation is the federal agency responsible for administering lands and resources associated with Belle Fourche Reservoir. The Resource Management Plan, completed by Reclamation's Dakotas Area Office in 2004, is a framework that will guide the management of resources at the reservoir for the next 10 years.

Reclamation's Rapid City Field Office Manager, Jeff Nettleton, said "The Tri-State Expo is an excellent way for Reclamation to demonstrate how it may assist local water users, such as irrigation districts, with programs to encourage efficient water use."

The Water Conservation Booth will feature photos and literature of existing projects and how water conservation measures are being implemented in the Belle Fourche area.

The Resource Management Plan booth will include maps, details about the plan and the improvement projects that are currently taking place at the reservoir. Reclamation staff will be present to explain the plan and answer questions.

The proposed Belle Fourche Weed Management Area will also share space with Reclamation's Water Conservation booth. With a steering committee developing a plan to control noxious weeds, WMA's may apply for grant money to help accomplish their weed management goals. Although Reclamation is not taking the lead in establishing this group, it is sponsoring them at the booth.

"The formation of a Weed Management Area has been successfully used in other areas in South Dakota by partnering public and private resources to monitor, plan and manage noxious weeds," said Nettleton.

To learn more about any of these topics, stop by and visit Reclamation's booths at the Tri-State Expo.

# # #

The Bureau of Reclamation is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior and is the nation's largest wholesale water supplier and second largest producer of hydroelectric power. Our facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation opportunities, and environmental benefits. Visit our website at https://www.usbr.gov and follow us on Twitter @USBR; Facebook @bureau.of.reclamation; LinkedIn @Bureau of Reclamation; Instagram @bureau_of_reclamation; and YouTube @reclamation.

Relevant Link:

Great Plains Home Page

Dakotas Area Office Page