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Seven programs carry out DEWR’s work under the Compact, led by Division Manager Casey Ryan.
Water Rights
Protects the Tribes’ inherent water rights so they are recognized, quantified and preserved. Tracks the Tribal water right, registers existing and new uses, and supports instream flows including the off-Reservation Milltown Water Right.
Contacts
- Seth Makepeace, Compact Projects Officer
- Erin “Kaohi” Clinkenbeard, Water Rights Program Manager
Water Management & Planning
Uses data-driven approaches to balance the Reservation’s competing water needs, including monitoring and measurement and the CSKT Water Data website.
Contacts
- Brian Hogenson, Compact Resource Officer
Environmental Restoration
Restores and mitigates natural-resource impacts from the construction and operation of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, and handles NEPA and permitting compliance.
Contacts
- Tabitha Espinoza, Environmental Restoration Program
Irrigation Infrastructure
Plans and carries out rehabilitation and modernization of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, currently focused on the Jocko Valley.
Contacts
- Mark Simpson, Irrigation Infrastructure Program Manager
Safety of Dams
Oversees the Reservation’s 15 high-hazard dams, and the BIA National Monitoring Center in Ronan that watches early-warning data for 141 BIA high-hazard dams.
Contacts
- Gregory Wilson, Compact Engineering Officer
- Trevor Bras, Safety of Dams Program Manager
- Ambrose Cook-Saloway, National Monitoring Center Program Manager
Roads
Maintains and builds certain BIA roads on the Reservation and administers the Tribal Transportation Program with the Federal Highway Administration.
Contacts
- Scott Johnston, P.E., Roads Program Manager
Information & Education
Shares DEWR’s work through maps, multimedia, outreach and recruitment, with local schools, youth programs, colleges and community groups.
Contacts
- Elizabeth Dempsey, Information & Education Program Manager