Tester calls for action on water levels in Flathead Lake ahead of summer
Paddleboarders float past boats docked at the North Flathead Yacht Club in Somers on Flathead Lake on Friday, June 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Monday called on a federal inter-agency group charged with managing dams and reservoirs to immediately begin taking steps to avoid low water levels in Flathead Lake this summer.
“A lesson learned from 2023 is action must be taken early to try to mitigate the worst case scenarios when summer months arrive,” Tester, a Democrat, wrote in an April 29 letter to the group. “As such, I encourage the [Technical Management Team] to take action now on the summer draft limits to put the region in the best possible position to manage the drought.”
The Technical Management Team is responsible for making recommendations on federal operations regarding dams and reservoirs, like those in the Columbia River Basin, which includes the Flathead Valley. Membership includes representatives of states, including Montana, tribes and federal agencies.
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