MN DNR Letter to USACE PPA Fargo Dam and FM Diversion Project

Given that we were not consulted as part of this process and further that we are not able to see the basis for your determination, I believe it is essential to be on the record directly with you regarding the real and significant regulatory issues that are outstanding in Minnesota concerning the proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project.

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Has the Diversion Authority even “read” the FEIS?

Does the Diversion Authority know what residual deficiencies and costs are in the Fargo Moorhead Dam and FM Diversion? The Fargo Forum recently voiced the concerns of the Diversion Authority of a provision in the project they had already agreed to. What is a meandering channel doing in the bottom of a diversion channel designed […]

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Who does the Corps of Engineers answer to?

In face to face meetings, the United States Army Corps of Engineers refuses to provide answers to valid questions from citizens and has attempted to procedure-ally sidestep FOIA – Freedom of Information Act requests. The taxpayers that are expected to shoulder the tax burden for the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management plan need and deserve real answers.

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