MT Ag Business Association Supports Compact

After being passed by the Montana State Senate with strong bipartisan support and endorsed by Montana's major agriculture and water use groups, the CSKT Water Compact begins its journey through the Montana State House.

The Montana Agriculture Business Association (MABA) is the latest group to announce its support of the Compact.

"Our members, and their customers, rely on a healthy agriculture industry, and that hinges on water certainty," said Marty Lundstrom, President of the MABA. "The Compact provides that certainty through a contractual agreement that protects existing water rights and access to irrigation water at levels of historic use."

The Compact has received support from Montana's largest and most influential agriculture and water use groups—including the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, the Montana Stockgrowers Association, the Montana Water Resources Association, and now, the Montana Agriculture Business Association.