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Kent Lokkesmoe, Administrator, Management Resources Bureau, DNR, the BRRWD must not vote on the DA Budget until the EIS has been completed. Lokkesmoe added that the BRRWD could approve funding for the DNR’s EIS and Fargo in-town projects, but to approve anything more in the 2015 Budget could affect the DNR-BRRWD working relationship.
Continue ReadingU.S. Sen. John Hoeven’s recent opinion article in local newspapers was right on the mark. The challenges of flood control in the Red River Valley have been discussed for decades and have ultimately come to the same conclusion. Distributed retention must be one of several measures used to control spring floods in the valley.
Continue ReadingIf retention doesn’t work, then there would be no need for dams or no postulations to hold back agricultural drain tiling waters. The sooner local leaders comes to grips with that reality, progress can be made, solutions defined and actions taken.
Continue ReadingRed River Basin Commission co-chairmen John Finney and Gary Thompson stress the importance of retention as a vital component to flood protection in the Red River Valley.
Continue ReadingRichland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority Original Publication Date: February 6th, 2014 Wahpeton Daily News Republished with permission from: Cash Aaland, director Mndak Upstream Coalition Two weeks ago the Mndak Upstream Coalition detailed an alternative to Fargo’s diversion plan that would put Fargo first and deliver the same level of protection for the F-M Metro without impacting […]
Continue ReadingJust like the previous efforts, this study has been done with tax dollars and has fallen to the divisive politics of special interests. Perhaps the answer they got was not the answer the Diversion Authority wanted?
Continue ReadingThe Richland County Water Resource Board feels the United State Army Corps of Engineers did not adequately review the concept of building smaller retention sites in lieu of the large staging area created by the dam.
Continue ReadingHeidi Durand, Moorhead City Councilwoman shares concerns over the Fargo Dam and FM Diversion. “We Need A Better Plan”
Continue ReadingCommissioner Vanyo has said retention will never be part of the project. The U.S. Army Corps says that basin-wide protection is the solution to protecting Minot, so it must be part of the solution for the Red River Valley as well.
Continue ReadingTo say the commissioners stepped up would be an understatement. Senators Larry Luick and Jim Dotzenrod, Representatives John Wall, Clark Williams, Jerry Kelsh, Bill Amerman, Perry Miller, Sid Berg, Dan Thompson, Tim Campbell, Jason Heitkamp, Richland County State’s Attorney Warren Stokes, Stephanie Miranowski, Lyle Hovland, John Blaufuss, Robert Perry, Neal Folstad, Wilkin County Attorney Tim Fox – thank you.
thank you.
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