DEER LODGE — Montana State Prison officials have determined they have to completely overhaul their entire water system.

"It doesn’t get any more serious than this. The way you have to look at it is this is a little city, this is a town that no longer has water,” said Montana Department of Corrections Director Brian Gootkin.

A week prior, prison officials thought there was a leak in their water pipe but after discovering multiple system failures, the DOC will begin putting in new water lines by next week. The process could take between 60 to 90 days to complete.

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“This system is over 50 years old, so it’s just time, it’s time, it’s lived its c

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