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A proposed plan to build an inflatable dam in a Montana National Park could help address water shortages for farmers, but the idea isn't popular with everyone.
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idea → propose → everyone
According to a new study, regional agricultural water shortages could be mitigated via the construction of an inflatable dam in Montana's Glacier National Park.
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shortages → accord → Park
While building the dam could prove helpful for the farmers, a tribe living in the area and conservationists are sounding the alarm over potential environmental impacts, according to SFGATE.
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tribe → build → SFGATE
Tyrel Fenner, a hydrologist and tribal citizen who has previously helped represent the water needs of the Blackfeet Nation, told SFGATE that conservationists are afraid that the dam might cause more problems than it solves.
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it → help → problems
“There would be some major concerns,” he said, noting that such a dam could end up damaged by animals like elk, moose, or bears.
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dam → say → elk
“I think the wildlife would wreak havoc on them if they weren’t protected.”
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they → think → them
The study was published this summer by International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board of the International Joint Commission.
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study → publish → Commission
It suggested the dam be installed on St. Mary Lake, which is located on the eastern side of the park.
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which → suggest → park
The dam is supposed to store water until later in the summer, when reserves are lower.
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reserves → suppose → summer
The report estimates that the dams could store approximately 5.4 billion gallons of water, and could "meaningfully improve" water availability for U.S. farmers "during drier periods."
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dams → estimate → periods
The plan also suggested installing a second inflatable dam on Lower St. Mary Lake, which is located near the Blackfeet Nation that borders the park.
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that → suggest → park
National Parks spokeswoman Autumn Sifuentes told SFGATE that the agency was not consulted by the group that drew up the study.
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that → tell → study
“Glacier National Park was not consulted in the development of the water plan referenced in the article and has not been approached about constructing dams on St. Mary Lake or Lower St. Mary Lake,” she said.
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she → consult → Lake
The St. Mary River starts in the snowfields of Glacier National Park and flows into the Blackfeet Nation before it crosses into Alberta.
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it → start → Alberta
Neither of the three nations are receiving the amount of water they should from the river.
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they → receive → river
Warm weather, reduced snowfall and more severe drought conditions caused by human-driven climate change are expected to worsen in the coming years, putting even more pressure on the region's water security.
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weather → cause → security
Peter Metcalf, the executive director of the Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance, a local conservation group, told SFGATE he was concerned for both the wildlife and for the preservation of the park's natural beauty.
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he → tell → beauty
“I’m very concerned about what exactly is being proposed and what that could mean for the aquatic ecosystems of the St. Mary River, but also specifically what that means for the preservation and management of Glacier National Park,” he said.
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he → ’m → Park
He questioned why "building new dams, even temporary" inside the park is even being entertained as a potential fix to a regional water issue.
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building → question → issue
“What does that do to the aesthetics of the park?" he asked.
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he → do → park
"What does that do to the ecology of the park?”
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that → do → park
At present, the dam idea appears to be little more than that — an idea.
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idea → appear → that
The National Park Service said it had no knowledge of the plan and that it has no plans to build any dams, temporary or otherwise, at the park.
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it → say → park
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