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Flood Protection Coalition for the FM Community (form letter)

August 20, 2012December 1, 2012adminLeave a Comment

Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer & Flood Protection Coalition: We need to find a way to get a favorable cost benefit ratio or find another way to fund the diversion It should be selected immediately as the preferred.

Will the Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion provide protection from summer flooding and heavy rainfall events?

August 9, 2012January 20, 2013adminLeave a Comment

One of the big misconceptions about flood insurance, said Dave Kyner, a flood insurance specialist with FEMA, is that “people don’t need flood insurance.” “A 60-foot dike can’t protect you if it rains 17 inches on the wrong side of the dike”.

Why was a diversion channel, rather than levees or water retention, recommended?

July 28, 2012January 20, 2013adminLeave a Comment

The question as presented, is speculative, leading and incorrect. The original flood reduction proposal located on the Minnesota side of the Red River included a diversion channel as a main feature to convey water from south to north of the metro area. The proposal released in the SDEIS and FEIS utilizes high risk dams, levees […]