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Potential of Missouri River pipelines to Western states opens new front in uptream-downstream fight

States Newsroom · October 28, 2026

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Downstream Missouri River states have worried for decades about receiving an insufficient flow of water from upstream dams. Now they’re worried their share of water could be further diminished by potential pipelines for dry Western states. The concern is the basis of a dispute about the U.S. House version of the…

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