Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System

 

To ensure a safe and adequate rural, municipal, and industrial water supply for the residents of the Rocky Boy's Reservation in the State of Montana, and to assist the citizens residing in Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole Counties, Montana, but outside the Reservation, in developing safe and adequate rural, municipal, and industrial water supplies.

Active 15.525 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. Construction has been completed on over 21 miles of Core Pipeline, the Intake Superstructure, sections of the on-reservation main distribution piping system, and the raw water intake pipelines. The North Central Montana Regional Water Authority has completed projects including the North Havre supply pipeline, the Conrad to Brady project, and the Shelby to Cut Bank project, all supplying water on an interim basis.
Fiscal Year 2018 Information not available.
Fiscal Year 2019 On September 13, 2019 the Chippewa Cree Construction Company issued a Notice to Proceed to Sletten Construction of Great Falls MT for the award of the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Phase 1, Contract #1 for $35.8 million. Mobilization and earthwork activities for construction of the WTP began in January 2020 and will continue throughout the next two years. Completion of Phase 1 is scheduled for June 1, 2022. Construction continued on North Central Montana Regional Water System segment W5-A, supply water from Shelby, MT to Nine Mile and Oilmont County Water Districts.
Fiscal Year 2020 On September 13, 2019 the Chippewa Cree Construction Company issued a Notice to Proceed to Sletten Construction of Great Falls MT for the award of the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Phase 1, Contract #1 for $35.8 million. Mobilization and earthwork activities for construction of the WTP began in January 2020 and will continue throughout the next two years. Completion of Phase 1 is scheduled for June 1, 2022. Construction continued on North Central Montana Regional Water System segment W5-A, supply water from Shelby, MT to Nine Mile and Oilmont County Water Districts.
Fiscal Year 2023 The contract for Phase 1 of the Water Treatment Plant is set for final completion during summer 2023. Tribal construction crews continue to install Core Pipeline, currently installing Segment #5 of a total of eight segments. The North Central Montana Regional Water System (Non-Tribal) is finalizing construction on segments for the Tiber County Water District, and the communities of Loma and Big Sandy. Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002, Title IX—Rocky Boy’s/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-331. The Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority. The Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and inhabitants of the areas served by the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority in Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole Counties, Montana. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. The Bureau of Reclamation’s Missouri Basin Region will assist the Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and members of the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority in preparing their respective annual funding agreements or financial assistance agreements. Environmental compliance for this program may be required depending on the scope of the specific project funded. This may result in the need for an environmental impact assessment or environmental impact statement prior to the commencement of project activities. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. At the present time, program funding is provided only for the continuation of existing agreements. Amendments to incorporate annual work plans and budgets are negotiated annually with the current recipients. Current recipients submit applicable SF-424 forms, technical proposals, and budget narratives for Bureau of Reclamation review. Once the parties agree with their respective annual scopes of work and budgets, the Bureau of Reclamation's Great Plains Region finalizes the modifications. 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 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. Construction of a rural water supply system that will serve the Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Indian reservation and the surrounding, off-reservation communities in north central Montana. Performance Reports: Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis the Program Performance Report. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report; and other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures. Not applicable. All recipients of Federal awards shall maintain project records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333 Retention requirements for records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient. Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities must not impose any other record retention requirements upon non-Federal entities, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.333. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. The Federal share of the Rocky Boy's Rural Water System project is 100 percent. The Federal share of the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority project is 80 percent. (Section 904(b) and (c), Section 905(b)).

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funds are to be available until expended. Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program Bureau of Reclamation, Montana Area Office, Attn: Mr. Ryan Newman, Area Manager, PO Box 30137 Billings, MT, 59107-0137 Telephone: 406.247.7298 E-mail: rnewman@ usbr.gov Gregory Kruzich
Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Regional Office, PO Box 36900,
Billings, MT 59101 US
gkruzich@usbr.gov
Phone: (406) 247-7489 14-0680-0-1-301 (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 22$18,504,000.00; FY 23 est $20,761,000.00; FY 24 est $35,946,000.00; FY 21$23,984,000.00; FY 20$24,484,000.00; FY 19$30,000,000.00; FY 18$20,625,000.00; FY 17$13,091,919.00; - (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 22$57,499,999.00; FY 23 est $77,559,999.00; FY 24 Estimate Not Available - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding Range: $465,000 - $21,000,000 Average: $1,500,000 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 Information not available. The Intake Superstructure, raw water intake pipelines, and over 21 miles of Core pipeline have been completed. The North Havre, the Tiber County Water District, the Conrad to Brady, and the Shelby to Cut Bank projects have all been completed with Reclamation funding. The Water Treatment Plant has been identified as a future funding priority.
Fiscal Year 2018 The Chippewa Cree Construction Company completed construction of the Water Treatment Plant Recycle Pond and continued design of the revised Water Treatment Plant. North Central Montana Regional Water Authority completed construction of Segment W4-B1 Shelby South Project while completing design of Segment W5-A1 Shelby North Project.
Fiscal Year 2019 The Chippewa Cree Construction Company completed design of the revised Water Treatment Plant with plans to bid in July/August 2019. North Central Montana Regional Water Authority began construction of Segment W5-A1 Shelby North Project.
Fiscal Year 2020 Planning, design, and construction of the North Central Montana Regional Water System
Fiscal Year 2023 Project continue to assist the citizens residing in Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole Counties, Montana, but outside the Reservation.