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Defending Richland and Wilkin counties June 14th, 2012

June 17, 2012July 24, 2012adminLeave a Comment

The Minnesota DNR calls the proposed dam a “high hazard dam,” where failure is likely to cause loss of life. So, now the plan is to dig clay out of a diversion channel, and build a 15-foot-high dam from Comstock to Horace, and expect to provide protection for the metro area. But the problem is the clay under our black topsoil is expansive clay, which means it’s capable of absorbing large amounts of water. The more water it absorbs, the weaker it becomes. When it dries, it contracts and shrinks in size.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties June 7th, 2012

June 17, 2012May 8, 2017adminLeave a Comment

The lack of a reasonable plan for farmland impacts of a proposed diversion is troubling to say the least. Crop insurance will not cover a manmade disaster. If losses are caused by a dam and reservoir, no payments will be made.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties May 31st, 2012

June 17, 2012May 8, 2017adminLeave a Comment

The Fargo Moorhead Diversion Authority and its agent, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, continue to obscure the truth about the plan to dam our rivers and flood our farms and communities. They did this by discounting all the dry years prior to 1942 to inflate their average, then hired a few “experts” that agreed with them.

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties May 24th, 2012

June 16, 2012July 24, 2012adminLeave a Comment

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.

Craig O. Evans Response to May 24th, 2012 Defending Richland and Wilkin Counties

June 16, 2012July 24, 2012admin3 Comments

Craig 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 […]

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties May 10th, 2012

June 16, 2012July 24, 2012adminLeave a Comment

Richland-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 […]

Defending Richland and Wilkin counties May 3rd, 2012

June 16, 2012May 8, 2017admin1 Comment

Richland-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 […]

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.

FM Dam and Diversion Hardship Policy Needs and Suggestions

April 18, 2012April 18, 2012adminLeave a Comment

Hardship 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.

Fargo’s Diversion Immoral, A Better Path Forward

March 28, 2012May 30, 2013Editorial Team2 Comments

The present plan is unreasonable, immoral and will ultimately be found to be unlawful. Fargo’s present leaders seek Fargo’s own future interests and future growth without regard for, and at the expense of, the rights and property of its neighbors. Fargo leaders fail and will be remembered, not for having brought permanent flood protection to Fargo, but by their arrogance and unreasonableness, for having failed at a staggering cost.