Water

About 100 South Dakotans have relied on bottled water and a filtration system for nearly four years after Ellsworth Air Force Base learned it was contaminating drinking water with dangerous chemicals.

The state of South Dakota still has nearly $1 billion of federal coronavirus relief money, and some state officials want to spend most of it on water projects.

The South Dakota Water Management Board unanimously voted against reopening a uranium mine permitting process while the company's federal permits remain in limbo.

A state board has awarded a water permit to a company looking for gold in the Black Hills. Mineral Mountain Resources has already drilled 49 holes for…

In The Moment … July 15, 2020 Show 859 Hour 1If there was no water, life would not exist. The point is that all living things need water to survive.…

In The Moment ... March 16, 2020 Show 774 Hour 2The Homestake water system was first constructed in the early 1880s by Homestake Mine. Water was required…

In The Moment ... July 24, 2019 Show 622 Hour 1From boating, to fishing and swimming, it's hard to find someone who grew up in Mitchell who doesn't have a…

In The Moment ... April 24, 2019 Show 561 Hour 2What do we need to know about water in the Black Hills? What do we need to do to care for our water…

In The Moment ... March 28, 2019 Show 545 Hour 1The Moreau River on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation is experiencing record breaking flooding.…

In The Moment ... March 28, 2019 Show 545 Hour 2Jeff VanMeeteren is the SE Regional Parks Supervisor with South Dakota Game Fish & Parks. He's with us…