Water Restored After Shutoff On Crow Reservation, Pryor Given Boil Notice

May 17, 2019

Homes in Pryor were without water on the Crow Reservation Thursday.


“It seems like Pryor and Wyola generally are behind - the finance department is behind on paying invoices,” said Black Eagle. “Well, in this case in Pryor, the invoice was one month behind, which led to a shut off by Yellowstone County Electric.”

He said the Crow Tribe paid the bill Thursday and the electric company has since restored power to the pumphouse, but contamination may still make tap water unsafe.    

The Tribe advises residents to boil water for three minutes to kill any remaining contaminants.


It’s not the first time the Crow tribe has had water issues. In March, several water lines broke due to freezing temperatures.