Water Quality

The merger of two watershed management districts in northeastern South Dakota is raising questions and concerns. SDPB's Joshua Haiar has the story,We continue our meet the candidates series. Amber Arlint is running for state representative in District 12 which includes parts of Lincoln & Minnehaha Counties.

The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System has awarded more than $14 million to construct the final segment of the Madison service line in the eastern part of the state.

The City of Sioux Falls wants local artists to paint storm drains that call attention to water quality in the Big Sioux River. The annual Downtown Storm Inlet Art Project raises awareness of pollution flowing into the river.

The Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead is celebrating a milestone: It’s treated 9 billion gallons of water since 2008.

Efforts to clean up and improve the water quality of Lake Mitchell are gaining momentum thanks to collaboration between city officials, state and federal…

In The Moment ... September 19, 2019 Show 662 Hour 1With all the flooding we have seen this year, has water quality has been affected?To help us answer…

In The Moment ... September 4, 2018 Show 414 Hour 1What's the state of South Dakota's rivers and waterways? An investigative series from South Dakota News…

Water testing on the Big Sioux River shows high levels of bacteria and pollution in some areas. The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural…

Oceanographers fear that this year the Gulf of Mexico could see its largest dead zone ever recorded. Researchers attribute the massive annual die off of…

Landowners and regulators are watching as crews search for the source of an oil sheen in southeastern South Dakota. The Keystone Pipeline is shut down as…