NAWS Lawsuit

It s another wave in long battle over water control The state of Missouri is suing the federal government over the Northwest Area Water Supply The plan involves diverting andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t missouri-riverandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Missouri Riverandamp lt aandamp gt water to northwestern andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt But Missouri wants it stopped The lawsuit claims the project would harm Missouri residents as well as the state s shipping and farming industries The North Dakota andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t water-commissionandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Water Commissionandamp lt aandamp gt s chief engineer Dale Frink says the opposition was expected andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t manitobaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Manitobaandamp lt aandamp gt also sued in 2002 Frink says he doesn t believe NAWS will divert enough water to harm Missouri s interests The U S Department of Interior signed off last month on a 17-poing-5 million dollar water treatment plan for the project NAWS was first authorized by Congress more than two decades ago but is still a long way from completion