Lake Agassiz Water Authority

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the RRVWSP Released
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and the State of North Dakota, represented by Garrison Diversion, released the Red River Valley Water Supply Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on December 21, 2007.
November/December LAWA Bulletin

(December 21, 2007) The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and the State of North Dakota, represented by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, announced today the release of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project Final Environmental Impact Statement.
The purpose of the environmental impact statement is to evaluate alternatives to […]

As a representative of water systems in the Red River Valley, LAWA is concerned about the proposed Keystone Pipeline Project and its potential effects on the Red River Valley’s water sources. LAWA does not oppose this project. We feel, however, that appropriate design features, pipeline routing and emergency response planning requirements should be […]

Kevin Burg, long time resident and business owner from Hillsboro was recently elected as the newest city representative on LAWA’s Board of Directors. Burg has been President of the Hillsboro City Council since August of 2006. He has been greatly involved in the community, serving on the city’s Economic Development Commission Board for […]

By LeAnn Eckroth, Senior Staff Writer
A meeting will be held Thursday to discuss a pipeline project linking the Garrison Diversion Unit (GDU) with the Sheyenne River.
Representatives of the Garrison Diversion Project will detail the Red River Valley Water Supply Project during a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Williston Community Library.
During the 2007 […]

Cities from the Red River Valley held elections for the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board of Directors at the recent North Dakota League of Cities Conference in Bismarck.
The group elected Hillsboro as the newest member of the Board of Directors. Kevin Burg, City Commission President, will be the city’s representative on the Board. […]

With sufficient moisture in most of our region this year, it’s easy to forget the drought conditions of 2006. In August of last year, the U.S. Drought Monitor included most of North Dakota in the severe drought category with the southwestern part of the state in an extreme drought. News headlines across the […]

Red River Valley Water Supply Project Updates
The comment period on the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) ended on April 25, 2007. The Interdisciplinary Team has evaluated the comments to determine if additional study will be required. The Army Corps of Engineers was asked to remodel the impacts to the Missouri River resources […]

The North Dakota State Legislature and Gov. John Hoeven secured the state’s commitment to the Red River Valley Water Supply Project through the passage of Senate Bill 2345. The bill designates $200 million in general funds and bonds from the State Water Commission for the project to divert treated Missouri River water to the […]

BISMARCK - Beaming legislators and other officials gathered around Gov. John Hoeven on Friday as he inked the Red River Water Supply bill, some saying they could barely believe it was happening.
“I honestly never thought there would come a day when we would go this far,” said Fargo mayor Dennis Walaker.
Curt Kruen, a Grand Forks […]