The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will use $14.6 million in federal and state monies to avert a water crisis affecting 14,000 people.

The reservation's sole water delivery system is threatened by drought and the buildup of silt in the Cheyenne River. The money will pay for a new intake source.

The tribe raised $900,000 from the state, $1 million from the Indian Health Service, nearly $3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and $8.5 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Grant helps reservation secure water supply (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 8/24)

Relevant Links:
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - http://www.sioux.org

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