South Dakotan tells Congress of ‘growing water security risk’ if pipeline project is delayed

South Dakotan tells Congress of ‘growing water security risk’ if pipeline project is delayed

Kristin Conzet, R-Rapid City, is pictured in the South Dakota House of Representatives on March 5, 2024, during her time as a legislator. She is now the executive director of the Western Dakota Regional Water System and recently testified to Congress in support of funding for a water pipeline feasibility study. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)The leader of a proposed water pipeline project told a U.S. House panel Thursday that delaying …