( November 13, 2026, 11:00 AM EST) -- BILLINGS, Mont. — A southern Montana Indian tribe and its public utilities provider agreed to pay a civil penalty, perform an extensive amount of corrective work and set up a reserve fund to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by the United States alleging violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the creation of dangerous conditions through inadequately treated drinking water, sewage discharges, open dumping and waste burning....