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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has been engaging in some highly questionable analysis in its definition of the 100-year flood plain in Fargo-Moorhead. As a result, the Corps’ Dam/Diversion is quickly losing its claim to being a cost-effective project.
Continue ReadingCraig O. Evans, chief, Plan Formulation Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District I am writing in response to the letter to the editor published May 24, 2012, Daily News, by Richland-Wilkin JPA Perry Miller, chairman and Richland County Commissioner – Defending Richland and Wilkin counties; Wahpeton Daily News This response addresses several […]
Continue ReadingRichland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority Original Publication Date: May 10th, 2012 Republished with persmission from: Wahpeton Daily News The Fargo-Moorhead Diversion is a big city urban growth plan that sprawls at the expense of rural North Dakota. The dam and reservoir required by the plan will cover more than 50,000 acres of farmland and communities with […]
Continue ReadingRichland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority Original Publication Date: May 3rd, 2012 Republished with persmission from: Wahpeton Daily News View pdf Version A little more than a year ago, Fargo announced its intention to construct dams on the Wild Rice and Red rivers as part of a flood control project for Fargo-Moorhead. Since that time, the residents […]
Continue ReadingAs 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.
Continue ReadingFargo 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.
Continue ReadingDiversion Displaces Hundreds to Secure Fargo Moorhead’s Growth by author: Trana Rogne, KINDRED, N.D. Originally Published Grand Forks Herald Resubmitted to FMDam.org The U.S. House is to consider the funding of President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget request. The request includes $5 million for the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Flood Risk Reduction project. I would hope Rep. Rick […]
Continue ReadingThe flood in Minot ND was stated to never happen by the US Army Corp. Why pay $2 billion dollars when there are no guarantees. This is a high risk project which attempts to cross five rivers with a diversion, which has never been done before.
Continue ReadingHow is it possible, or even legal for the Corps to issue a pronouncement that upends the lives of family after family without any true concern for the damage, upheaval, and uncertainty it has caused? What is the point of creating a diversion that will have an annual maintenance cost that equals or exceeds the cost of protecting Fargo from flooding in some years, but not all?
Continue ReadingHardship Policy Mitigation Buyout Submission Form: FMDam.org is providing this form to communicate specific Hardship Concerns and Suggestions to CH2M Hill, the Fargo Moorhead Dam and Metro Diversion Project manager – Tom Waters. You are encouraged to share how the proposed project negatively affects you, your property, your financial situation and overall well being.
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