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Reclamation has received the first sections of the 90-inch replacement pipe for the St. Mary Siphon, marking a major milestone of the extensive project to restore the damaged siphon. This milestone sets the stage for replacing the critical infrastruc...
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johnhenry writes:
As a former Legislative Assistant on U.S. Capitol Hill for 4+ years, we evaluated programs in 3 major areas: Cost, Schedule, and Performance. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) owes answers to Glasgow, all estimated 700 farmers who work hard on 120,000 farmland acres, and 18,000 people dependent on municipal water from the St. Mary Canal: Cost: Where's the full funding? BOR shows a funding shortfall of $35.7 million to the $70 million BOR reported to replace the St. Mary and Halls Coulee siphons. Schedule: Why did BOR not give a date for Water Year (WY) 2025 Water Projections; why did BOR only state Targeting Fall of 2025 for siphons' replacement? Why did BOR NOT schedule a Marshall Plan that brought materiel, manpower, and full funding to MEET a NECESSARY WY 25 schedule? Performance: What is the design life of the 109- and 102-year-old ruptured North and South siphons. Is BOR tracking design life and risk? John Metzger is a Write-in candidate for U.S. House
10/26/2024, 6:54 pm