-Did you know that there are Federal Elections Commission rulings (Federal Election Commission Advisory Opinion NO 1999-32 and Federal Election Commission Advisory Opinion No 200-05) (not laws) that allow the tribal governments to contribute to election campaigns and neither the recipient nor the tribe must declare the contributions? Think about that for a minute! Starts to make sense.
-Please check the Federal Government link to see new info on the Lake Water Issue. This document show thats this has been in the works since 2015 when the original draft of the Water Compact came up.
-And a new law sponsored (also under the Federal Government Link) by Senator Daines giving Tribal Police the authority to arrest and prosecute non-tribal citizens.
-As you are well aware, Energy Keepers, aka CSKT has stated that they are going to keep the lake at least 18 inches (if not more) below full pool. This was to be expected. They played nice last year, but not this year and probably for the foreseeable future.
-This group is getting in the fight again (still) and getting together with multiple people/groups to get this fixed once and for all. There are alot of very angry people that thought that this was not going to happen. Well, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
-But we ask that everyone start sending letters, emails, phone calls and let these people/politicans know that this is not acceptable. We will provide examples in the very near future of sample letters. But please, start now!
-Also, please start (again) documenting any physical damage and or financial damage done by this action. Here is the quick link to do this.
Please check back as we will be updating with all actions being done to put a stop to this. And just remember, it all started with the Water Compact.
Also, if you have any relevant info that is vetted for accuracy, please submit to us and we will get the info out.
Also, please go through all the previous links/additional info to get caught back up on all the actions done prior to this happening, again!
Please read the below document for clarification on how the Federal Power Commission Decisions/The Montana Power Company, Project No. 5 read
Here is the website (listed below) for Flathead Lake Water Levels, updated everyday. Please bookmark this page and continue to check or come back to our site and use this link and for further updates.
Note: The lake is lower now than in the 2 previous years. 8/1/25
Mission Statement of Citizens Action Group “Save Flathead Lake.com
The Mission of Save Flathead Lake is to act to Save Flathead Lake from being exploited by any special interests that prevents the long established balanced use of the lake for the benefit of all people. To show that the CSKT Water Compact is a direct result of the water level being low. We pledge to educate the public when future threats are introduced by special interests.
Continue to come back as we are always looking for related topics to put on the Additional Information link.
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After last year’s dire predictions that Flathead Lake would probably never return to historic full pool lake levels in summers, here we are today, August 13th, 2024 at .03 inches above full pool!
Many individuals and groups actively protested and pushed back against the corperate greed and false information regarding the causes of last year’s historic low lake levels, the first significant low levels since Kerr Dam was completed August 6, 1938.
We have all of us to thank. Groups who spearheaded these efforts include SHORE, National Organization to Save Flathead Lake, the Save Flathead Lake Citizens Action Group (sponsors of this website) , Lake County Commissioners, some Federal Office holders, and MOST ESPECIALLY all the hundreds, even thousands, of active citizens who got informed and engaged.
What happened to global warming and the edict that last year was just the beginning, so get used to this new norm? Maybe it was just fake news. But we cannot be lulled into complicacy. We must stay on watch.
We are very thankful that provisions of our Constitutional Republic are still intact and that, indeed, the people have a voice and can influence outcomes.
In the meantime, the theft of Western Montana Water under the misleadingly named “Montana Water Rights Protection Act”, or the Tester-Daines bill that is fully supported by Gianforte continues its Unconstitutional Track. We cannot stop the fight for freedom, equal protection, and property rights.
Thanks again to everyone!
updated:8/1/2025