DEER LODGE - For the next 60 to 90 days some of the inmates at the Montana State Prison will have to be showering here as the prison has 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 Department of Corrections Director Brian Gootkin.

A week prior, prison officials thought there was a leak in their water pipe. After discovering multiple system failures, the Department of Corrections 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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