HPID Discusses Budget, Assessments, and Water Start Date at Annual Meeting
Rising costs and unexpected expenses were front and center at the Annual Meeting of the Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) on March 11, 2026. Additionally, HPID announced the water start for the irrigation district. Operators will begin releasing water into the system on April 19, 2026, with the district following the same protocols of the […]
Worden Water Project Resumes
After much debate and hesitancy, the Worden-Ballantine Yellowstone County Water District Board voted to resume construction of the clean water project after a 10-day halt ordered by the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and the Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID). Following a tense week of discussions between USBR, HPID, and WBYC, WBYC voted on Friday, […]
Worden Water Project Halted by USBR and HPID, Project Cuts Likely
The Worden/Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District’s (WBYC) clean water project to connect new wells and replace aging infrastructure was halted by the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) on February 24, 2026, until WBYC, USBR, and the Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) could reach an agreement regarding liability concerns over HPID and USBR irrigation […]
Fabricated Bore-Logs Cause HPID to Issue Spectrum Work Stoppage
The Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) has ordered Spectrum contractors to cease communication line installations on district easements. According to HPID, Spectrum contractors have bored roughly 85 communication lines under HPID managed lands, and a good amount of the logs for those bored lines contain incorrect data with some of them missing logs altogether. On […]
Dennis Adams Resigns, HPID Announces New Interim Board Member
At their monthly regular board meeting on January 8, the Huntley Project Irrigation District announced the resignation of Commissioner Dennis Adams. Adams stated he decided to step down from the position due to personal reasons but plans to continue to help the district with a current audit as well as formalities with the ongoing USDA […]
Dead Calves, Flooded Arena, Encroachment Proposals, & Temporary Shutdown Top HPID’s Monthly Meeting
The Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) faced several issues at their monthly meeting. Kay McCloy, owner of Fly Creek Angus Inc. in Pompey’s Pillar and her son Dillon addressed the Huntley Project Irrigation District Board during Wednesday’s May 7th meeting expressing their discontent and dissatisfaction with how the water in the irrigation canal was dispersed […]
Huntley Project Irrigation Recovers from Cyberattack
Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) reported at their January 10 board meeting that they narrowly avoided a total loss of digital records after becoming the target of a ransomware virus. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks a person or agency out of their files until they pay a sum of money to […]
Massive canal search continues for missing girl
by Judy Killen-Originally published in the 7-15-16 Print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — More than 100 trained responders turned out Wednesday in Huntley for an organized search of an 11-mile section of the irrigation canal from Huntley to Ballantine, hoping to find a 12-year-old girl missing since Saturday evening. Taeva Hawkins of […]