On November 18, 2003, Lt. Governor Karl Ohs convened a meeting in Havre, Montana, to raise awareness of the urgent need to rehabilitate the aging St. Mary Facilities of the Milk River Project. The meeting set in motion a process through which representatives from the State of Montana, Federal government, Tribal governments, and Milk River basin water users could work together to seek congressional authorization and funding to rehabilitate and modernize the system. The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group was formed to provide input to the Governor’s office on an appropriate strategy for rehabilitating the diversion system.
About the St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group
The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group is made up of 16 volunteer members representing irrigation, Blackfeet Tribe, and Ft. Belknap Indian Community, municipalities, recreation/fisheries, economic development, and county government.The Working Group’s operational guidelines are spelled out in the group’s Process Agreement.
St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group
Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras and Marko Manoukian - Co-Chairs
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Name
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Affiliation
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Representing
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Greg Jergeson
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Citizen
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Chinook City Council
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Jennifer Patrick
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Irrigation
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Milk River Joint Board of Control
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Bob Nelson
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Montana Walleyes Unlimited
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Recreation
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Michael DesRosier
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Glacier County Commissioner
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Glacier County
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Wade Jones
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Irrigation
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Malta Irrigation District / Milk River Joint Board of Control
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Marko Manoukian
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Phillips County Extension Service
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Phillips County Economic Growth Council
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Gerald Lunak
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Wildland Fire Management-
Weed Implementation Leader
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Blackfeet Tribe
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Wes Pankratz
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Irrigator
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Glasgow District / Milk River Joint Board of Control
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Dave Peterson
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Public Works Director
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Municipal Water Supply Havre, Chinook, Harlem
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Dolores Plumage
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Blaine County Commissioner
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Blaine County
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Kristal Fox
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FBIC Water Resources
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Ft. Belknap Indian Community
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Paul Tuss
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Director, Bear Paw Development Corp
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Economic Development
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Robert Kompel
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Director of Public Works
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City of Glasgow
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Ken Kiemele
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Hill County Conservation District
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Milk River Watershed Alliance
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