Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System

 

To ensure a safe and adequate municipal, rural and industrial water supply for the residents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in the State of Montana; and to assist the citizens in those portions of Roosevelt, Sheridan, Daniels, and Valley Counties that are outside the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, in developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies.

Active 15.516 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. Fort Peck has completed construction on main transmission pipelines to the western and eastern reservation boundaries and branch pipelines between the reservation communities of Wolf Point, Frazer, Poplar, and Brockton. Dry Prairie currently utilizes project water to supply water to parts of Valley County between the communities of Nashua and St. Marie, and into Sheridan County from Culbertson, as far north as the community of Plentywood through completed project infrastructure.
Fiscal Year 2018 The Assiniboine & Sioux Rural Water Supply System completed construction on the Water Treatment Plant Pre-Oxidation/Pre-Sedimentation Basin, and continued construction on the Wolf Point to Porcupine Creek Branch Lines, the U.S. 2 North Mainline and Phase 1 Branch Lines. Dry Prairie completed construction of the Valley County Booster Pump Station and Reservoir Project and the Valley County Area F and Nashua to Glasgow Mainline Projects.
Fiscal Year 2019 The Assiniboine & Sioux Rural Water Supply System finished construction on the U.S. 2 North Mainline Project and the Phase 1 & 2 Branch Lines Projects, along with booster pump stations and storage reservoirs. The third and final mainline connection was made between the Assiniboine & Sioux Rural Water Supply System (ASRWSS) and Dry Prairie Rural Water System on October 22, 2019. The connection was made at the Reservation border, southeast of Scobey MT. This milestone allows water from the project Water Treatment Plant (WTP) located near Wolf Point MT, to deliver water as far north as the Canadian Border once pipelines and facilities are completed in the Scobey/Flaxville Mainline Project in 2020. Other milestones for include; construction set to begin on the Fort Peck West Mainline (bid and awarded September 2019) and completion of the Dry Prairie delivery system in Valley County.
Fiscal Year 2020 The third and final mainline connection was made between the Assiniboine & Sioux Rural Water Supply System (ASRWSS) and Dry Prairie Rural Water System on October 22, 2019. The connection was made at the Reservation border, southeast of Scobey MT. This milestone allows water from the project Water Treatment Plant (WTP) located near Wolf Point MT, to deliver water as far north as the Canadian Border once pipelines and facilities are completed in the Scobey/Flaxville Mainline Project in 2020. Other milestones for include: construction set to begin on the Fort Peck West Mainline and completion of the Dry Prairie delivery system in Sheridan and Valley Counties.
Fiscal Year 2021 U.S. Highway 2 Mainline and Branch Lines Phases 1 and 2, and Scobey-Flaxville Mainline Project.
Fiscal Year 2023 The Fort Peck West (FPW) Branch line Projects, Phases 1-4, are currently under contract. These are the final distribution project segments to construct before the overall Tribal system is complete. The Dry Prairie Rural Water System (Non-Tribal portion) is currently scheduled to complete all project features by the end of 2025. Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000, Pub. L. 106-382. The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board, Dry Prairie Rural Water Association Incorporated (or any successor non-Federal entity). The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, and the residents of all or portions of Valley, Daniels, Sheridan and Roosevelt counties in the State of Montana. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. These projects have met the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and final engineering reports and water conservation plans have been approved. Any proposed changes in the scope of these projects will be reviewed for continued compliance. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Annual work plans and budgets are negotiated annually. The applicants must submit all applicable SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance forms, along with technical proposals and budget narratives. Once the parties agree with their respective annual scopes of work and budgets, Reclamation's Great Plains Region finalizes the amendments. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Not applicable. Not applicable. Funding is available until all currently appropriated funds have been expended for this program. Additional funding for the program is at the discretion of Congress. Any request for a time extension must be in writing and in accordance with the provisions stated in the agreement. The scopes of work must address and be responsive to the authorizing legislation, the final engineering report and the appropriation ceiling. The project is for the construction of municipal, rural, and industrial water supply systems that will serve the Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System), and all or portions of Valley, Daniels, Sheridan and Roosevelt counties in northeastern Montana (Dry Prairie Rural Water System). Not applicable. Not applicable. 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. The Federal share of the Fort Peck project is 100 percent (Sec. 4(j)); the Federal share of the Dry Prairie Rural Water System project is 76 percent (Sec. 5(a)(2)). Construction costs for both projects will total $193 million (1998 dollars) with Dry Prairie's cost being $68 million and the Reservation's portion being $125 million. Funds are to be available until expended.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Beginning in fiscal year 2001, funding for these projects was authorized to be appropriated until year 2022. Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program. Montana Area Office: Mr. Ryan Newman, Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 30137, Billings, MT, 59107-0137, Telephone 406.247.7298, E-mail: rnewman@usbr.gov Doug Davis
Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Regional Office,
Attn: Mr. Doug Davis, Native American Affairs Officer,
P.O. Box 36900
Billings, MT 59107 US
DouglasDavis@usbr.gov
Phone: (406) 247-7710
Fax: (406) 247-7695 14-0680-0-1-301 (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 22$39,000,000.00; FY 23 est $15,000,000.00; FY 24 Estimate Not Available FY 21$30,731,000.00; FY 20$31,431,000.00; FY 19$30,520,142.00; FY 18$22,319,364.00; FY 17$15,250,000.00; - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 22$17,191.00; FY 23 Estimate Not Available FY 24 Estimate Not Available - Range: $2,000,000 - $16,000,000 Average: $2,500,000 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below. Fiscal Year 2017 No information available. Fort Peck has completed construction on the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and transmission pipelines to Dry Prairie customers on both the western and eastern areas outside the reservation boundaries. Dry Prairie has completed projects in Valley and Sheridan Counties, supplying project water to communities and rural residents from Nashua to St. Marie, and from Culbertson to Plentywood.
Fiscal Year 2018 No information available.
Fiscal Year 2019 No information available.
Fiscal Year 2020 Design and construction of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Supply System
Fiscal Year 2023 Funding continues progress on the Fort Peck West (FPW) Branch line Projects, and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System (Non-Tribal portion) through 2025.