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National Home Builders Association Publishes Evidence to Conspiracy and Lobbying Congress to remove “residual risk” language from the flood insurance bill

July 22, 2012July 22, 2012Trana Rogne1 Comment

National Home Builders Association Publishes Evidence of Conspiracy and Lobbying Congress to remove “residual risk” language from the flood insurance bill. “Working with a bipartisan group of senators the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) was also successful in removing (residual risk) language from the flood insurance bill, which would have required the mandatory purchase of flood […]

Marcus Larson “Loss of Life” Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion

July 11, 2012January 20, 2013adminLeave a Comment

The staging area presents a greater threat to the city of Fargo, ND due to excessive water levels held above the elevation of the entire city on historically unstable ground. It is generally accepted that populations that have permanent protection in place are less likely to evacuate because the flood protection offers an unwarranted sense of security that does not reflect a true flood risk specific to the given area.

How high would the water be in a 500 year flood event?

July 10, 2012July 10, 2012adminLeave a Comment

<<< Return to FAQs >>> The USACE indicates a variety of 500 year flood levels in the FEIS and supporting documentation, without embracing any specific 500 year flood level as an absolute. Craig O. Evans, P.E. Chief, Plan Formulation Section, attributes the disparity as “…not an inconsistency, but rather an outcome of the uncertainty analysis.” There […]

Hugh J. Trowbrige Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion

July 9, 2012January 20, 2013adminLeave a Comment

<< Read and Download Original Hugh J. Trowbrige Comment Letter >> November 6, 2011 To: The Corp of Enginers Last week the city of fargo voted 3-2 to keep future building 450 feet from the center of the Red River. To get the third vote they have an exception clause. that is feet not yards! […]

Marcus Larson Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion

July 8, 2012January 20, 2013adminLeave a Comment

<< Read and Download Original Marcus Larson Comment Letter >> General Grisoli Civil Works Review Board Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers 441 G. Street, NW Washington, DC 20314-1000 Dear General Grisoli: I respectfully request that you DO NOT release the final report of the LPP. The current LPP and SDEIS contains deficiencies that local […]

FMDam Salutes Veterans That Served In Peace Time and War

May 28, 2012March 3, 2013Marcus LarsonLeave a Comment

As I sit by a campfire remembering my relatives that have served, some as POW’s who escaped and were presumed dead, I reflect on the sacrifices they made that made “today”…possible. After reading an email response from Craig O. Evans (Chief, Plan Formulation Section US Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District) words in […]

Will the Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion save $19 million in flood insurance premiums?

May 25, 2012May 1, 2014adminLeave a Comment

NO! The Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion WILL NOT remove $19 million in flood insurance premiums for Fargo or the Metro area. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) creates flood risk maps that lending institutions may use to interpret flood risk on any given property description. Properties are assigned a “risk zone” which is used […]

Dallas Israelson Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion

May 23, 2012May 30, 2013adminLeave a Comment

As residents of Cass and Richland County, North Dakota, we are expected to pay the cost of a plan that benefits only the future growth of Fargo, North Dakota. Even if there was a risk of a huge flood there are several alternatives to protect Moorhead and Fargo that have not been explored or have been disregarded by the decision makers, primarily North Dakota leaders.

Can the USACE be trusted?

May 21, 2012May 22, 2012Marcus LarsonLeave a Comment

Can the USACE (United States Army Corps of Engineers) be trusted with designing and building one of their most complex dam and diversion systems in North Dakota, when much easier projects have landed the Corps in court for negligence over the past few years.

Michael Hammond Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion

May 17, 2012January 20, 2013adminLeave a Comment

Fargo has continually forced decisions to be made based on its own interests and has even managed to obtain a supermajority (six of nine seats) on the panel that will be making decisions regarding the project. Nothing to date has provided any reason to believe that Fargo will not continue to act selfishly at the expense of others in the region.