Community Water Management in Plains, Montana   

(WORKING DRAFT)

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Current and future water supply

• A brief history of water sources, the water tank, and water use in the last five years 

• Potential new water sources and storage in the next five years

• Expected water needs in the next five years

• Expected water needs in the next 10-20 years

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Community water choices

• Periods of no summer water

• One-size-fits-all regulation

• Creative, needs-based community response

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Articles on community water management

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State and university sources

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The difference between weather and climate

• Climate as extended variations in long-term weather

  • More days of seasonal weather records

    • Variations in participation patterns (more in winter, less in summer)

    • Variations in temperature (colder in winter, hotter in summer)

    • Longer periods of colder or hotter weather

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Lawns

• Benefits: Save water, no fertilizer, no weed killer

  • White clover as a lawn: 11 Important Things to Know About Clover Lawns, https://www.bobvila.com/articles/clover-lawn/

  • Benefits of a Clover Lawn, https://cloverlawn.org 

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Trees

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Flowers — Montana Pollinators (Flowers, Bushes, Trees, Lawn, Insects) 

 

• Benefits: Flower pollinators live in various habitats and use various pollen sources.

• With fewer habitats, pollinators are declining; this is why it is important to have a variety of plants that pollinators will use in your backyard. 

 

• • We have pollinator-friendly seed mixes completely with beautiful flower species specifically for Western Montana  

  • Grow habitat for pollinators in your backyard,  https://lowerclarkforkwatershedgroup.org/grow-habitat-for-pollinators-in-your-own-backyard/

 

• • https://lowerclarkforkwatershedgroup.org   

 

 

Gardens

 

Irrigation equipment