Tester Secures Funds For Clean Drinking Water

As a direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has secured $22,985,000 for the Montana Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which will work to improve infrastructure for clean drinking water across Montana.

This funding comes from Tester’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Tester worked with five Republicans and four Democrats to negotiate the IIJA and was the only member of Montana’s Congressional delegation to vote for the bill. Following a major siphon burst last month on the Milk River Project near Babb, Montana, Tester took to the Senate floor to successfully pass the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act which would provide critical funding for repairs on the Milk River Project.

After the St. Mary canal siphon burst, Tester called on the Biden Administration to provide immediate support for the local community, small businesses and irrigators impacted.