Paulette Orth Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
The cost of a Diversion Channel is appalling compared to what it would cost to create eco friendlier alternative measures.
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Fargo’s Idea of Protection
Fargo’s greatest threat is not the Richland Wilkin JPA. It’s Fargo and Cass County leaders, the Diversion Authority and the Corps driving future development, into a natural flood plain buffer, for an elite group of land developers.
Continue ReadingEarly Chatter: “Isaac” Greatest Threat “Heavy Rains”
Watching The Weather Channel intently as “Isaac” heads toward New Orleans within days of Hurricane Katrina’s anniversary prods considerable thought. $14.5 billion additional dollars spent to update aging flood mitigation that at its inception was “designed” to provide adequate prevention from storm surge, swells and tidal flooding. Curiously, a similar concern to the Fargo Moorhead […]
Continue ReadingDaily News Editorial Cites Abuse of Power by Fargo and Corps of Engineers
Dennis Walalker: If we don’t get federal aid for the diversion, it won’t happen.
Continue ReadingRichland Wilkin Joint Powers Authority commences Legal Challenge
Richland Wilkin Joint Powers Authority commences Legal Challenge against the Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement.
Continue ReadingWill the Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion provide protection from summer flooding and heavy rainfall events?
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”.
Continue ReadingKevin Olsgaard Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
There must be a better way. The project would negatively affect my farming. It would also ruin the land where the tie-back levee goes in.
Continue ReadingRed River Diversion Information Guide – What will the Diversion Cost You?
What will the Diversion Cost You? ** SHOCKING TAX ASSESSMENTS ** that officials have kept from property owners. Fargo-Moorhead can be protected without destroying Red River Basin communities. This plan will lead to the destruction of farms, communities and businesses south of the diversion channel, Clay and Cass counties and northern Richland and Wilkin counties. A Dam & Reservoir is not needed!
Continue ReadingJohn J Ready Comments to the USACE re: Fargo Moorhead Dam and Diversion
Why should Fargo’s poor planning and reckless development of a flood plain, caving into the economic interests of Fargo, Mayor Walaker, and his political cronies be rewarded? Their past development decisions have proven extremely negligent and stupid.
Continue ReadingWhy was a diversion channel, rather than levees or water retention, recommended?
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 […]
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