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LAWA is working to provide a reliable drinking water supply for the cities, businesses and residents of central North Dakota and the Red River Valley.

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Request for Statements of Qualifications and Preliminary Proposals (SOQ/PP)

The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District is requesting Statements of Qualifications and Preliminary Proposals (SOQ/PP) from qualified engineering firms to provide a Value Engineering Team for review of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project Preliminary Design Report dated April 2018 and milestone design submittals (60%) of Pipeline and Trenchless Crossings Contract 5. For a complete package, including the Scope of Services, please visit www.garrisondiversion.org/news/. The deadline for receipt of the SOQ/PP is 2:00 PM CST, June 28, 2018.

Reservoir embankment's potential to collapse poses new hurdle for Red River Valley Water Supply Project

By Patrick Springer on Jun 16, 2017 FARGO — Safety concerns over the potential failure of a reservoir embankment have emerged as a new complication confronting a proposed pipeline to deliver Missouri River water to the Red River Valley during droughts.

Forum editorial: Water: Too little, too much

Fargo Forum Editorial / Dec 27, 2016; Red River floods are recent memories. Red River Valley droughts are not as immediate in the memory files. The too-much-too-little story of water in North Dakota is the reflection of not fully understood changes in wet, dry and "normal" conditions that have asserted themselves throughout the region's history and prehistory. The historical record also confirms that North Dakota tends to prepare for floods better than for droughts. And make no mistake about it: Sure as the Red River will flood, so too will the weather go bone-dry, and the Red and other rivers will drop to trickles.

$1 billion ND water supply pipeline aims to begin filing permits in 2017

By Patrick Springer / Forum Communications Dec 26, 2016 FARGO—Supporters of a water supply project for eastern—and now central—North Dakota hope to start construction on the $1 billion project in the next two years. What's still called the Red River Valley Water Supply has evolved into a proposal that could serve 35 municipal and rural water systems in central and eastern North Dakota during periods of prolonged drought.

Planning today for tomorrow’s water

The Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) is working to provide a reliable drinking water supply for the communities, businesses and residents of the Red River Valley. LAWA was created by North Dakota’s State Legislature to coordinate planning efforts and determine the best method to supply the Valley with drinking water for sustainable long-term growth and development.
 
LAWA represents local water users in the Red River Valley Water Supply Project, which is designed to provide supplemental water supplies to central and eastern North Dakota.

 

LAWA's State and Local Plan

With a definite need identified, LAWA members looked forward to creating a plan that would provide a reliable supply of quality drinking water for the Red River Valley. After considering multiple action alternatives, LAWA selected its preferred alternative.

LAWA's State and Local Plan

Red River Valley Water Supply Project

The Dakota Water Resources Act (DWRA) of 2000 authorized the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) in order to meet the comprehensive water quality and quantity needs of the Red River Valley.

The RRVWSP

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