Infrastructure needs mount in eastern Montana oil, gas counties

Out in the epicenter of the oil and gas boom, communities are growing so quickly they can’t keep up with their basic infrastructure needs such as water and sewage treatment facilities, housing and roads and bridges.

Upgrading water and sewage treatment facilities is the most pressing need in Sidney, public works director Jeff Hintz says. It may cost up to $18 million for the wastewater plant, $17 million for the water treatment plant and $3 million to replace the water storage tank.

Yet local officials say they haven’t received much help yet from state government.

CHARLES S. JOHNSON [email protected] MIKE DENNISON [email protected]

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