THE FORT SHAW IRRIGATION DISTRICT, LOCATED NORTH OF HELENA, WILL CONVERT AN OPEN UNLINED CANAL TO 4,700 FEET OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PIPE, WITH 8 MONITORING UNITS, 6 PRECAST FLUMES, AND TWO ELECTRONIC FLOW MONITORING UNITS, ALONG WITH NEW SOFTWARE TO BETTER TRACK WATER USE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL WATER SAVINGS OF 5,153 - 5438 ACRE-FEET, WHICH IS CURRENTLY LOST TO SEEPAGE, EVAPORATION, AND OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES. THE CONSERVED WATER WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO REDUCE ITS DIVERSION FROM THE SUN RIVER, WHICH WILL IMPROVE FISH HABITAT AND WATER TEMPERATURES DURING SUMMER MONTHS. THE PROJECT HAS SUPPORT FROM MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE SUN RIVER WATERSHED GROUP.