The East Dakota Water Development District will go before the Department of Environment and Natural Resources next month to renew water permits that date back to the 1970s.
Manager Jay Gilbertson says previous boards moved to lock in future water rights…
Gilbertson says they have a big potential supply available…
While the water rights are tied to the Missouri River, Gilbertson says they have identified several paths to their district, which is on the east side of the state………
Gilbertson says they have to renew the permits every seven years.
