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Water pipeline discussion is about choosing our future, or letting scarcity choose it for us

States Newsroom · October 27, 2026

Imagine if Lake Oahe were filled with oil instead of water. We would treat it as one of the country’s greatest economic assets. Pipelines would be flowing. Industries would be built around it. The cost of moving oil west would be a budget line item. Water deserves the same kind of thinking. The difference is that we…

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Water pipeline discussion is about choosing our future, or letting scarcity choose it for us

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