Tea, SD (KICD)– After more than thirty years of planning and work the Lewis and Clark Water System has its eyes on the end of the tunnel following an announcement last week that a contract has been awarded for the final leg of the base system.

Lewis and Clark Executive Director Troy Larson tells KICD News plans are already looking well into the future for some additional phases even though the base system is still under construction.

The City of Sheldon is also counting down the days until it will start receiving Lewis and Clark water later this year. Larson says that completion will involve some special fanfare with a piece of gold pipe being added at the end of the line.