South Dakota Senate endorses $10 million for water quality

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 975

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The South Dakota Senate threw its support this week behind a bill that puts $10 million toward water quality improvement programs.

Senate Bill 222, which offers $8 million to incentivize water quality initiatives from landowners and $2 million to help improve local water, wastewater and stormwater systems, passed the Senate 28-5.

The bill is sponsored by Sioux Falls Republican Sen. Chris Karr, who said he believes “water is life.”

“If we fail to …

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