Sioux Falls growth forces question: Can Smithfield and Big Sioux River co-exist?

  • Sioux Falls growth forces question: Can Smithfield and Big Sioux River co-exist?
    Sioux Falls growth forces question: Can Smithfield and Big Sioux River co-exist?
  • Smithfield's nitrate discharge to the Big Sioux River was 47% lower in 2023 than it was in 2022, said Ray Atkinson, senior director of external communications for the company. TOP PHOTO: STU WHITNEY / SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH
    Smithfield's nitrate discharge to the Big Sioux River was 47% lower in 2023 than it was in 2022, said Ray Atkinson, senior director of external communications for the company. TOP PHOTO: STU WHITNEY / SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH
Travis Entenman stood on the banks of the Big Sioux River in central Sioux Falls on an early April afternoon, watching the future flow. High winds swept through Falls Park, the city’s namesake, as he spoke of downtown development and a master plan for the park that will showcase a stretch of the 419-mile-long tributary that weaves through South Dakota’s largest city. “I’m hopeful that we can…

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