Montana cannot 'meet the demand' to supply more water to new developments

Montana cannot 'meet the demand' to supply more water to new developments

New homes construction site (Photo illustration by Getty Images). This week’s news brings us another story that’s starting to get very old — especially for Montana’s existing residents.  Namely, the City of East Helena finds itself unable to “meet the demand” for water for the 6,250 new homes plus new businesses that theoretically will be built on former ASARCO lands the city annexed when the company went bankrupt.  But here’s the rub: The land …