Red River Valley’s drastic swings from wet to dry behind two huge projects totaling nearly $4B
Written By: Patrick Springer | Oct 20th 2019 – 6am. FARGO — A pair of cloudbursts in the summer of 1976 produced the worst summer flood ever recorded here. The first thunderstorm dumped more than 4 inches of rain over a wide area that included Fargo-Moorhead in late June that year. Rainy weather lingered for […]
$1.19 billion water pipeline to serve central and eastern ND on track to start construction next spring
Written By: Patrick Springer | Oct 16th 2019 – 5pm. FARGO — The dream of delivering water from the Missouri River to eastern North Dakota remains on track to take a big step forward next spring with the start of construction on a $1.19 billion pipeline. The Red River Valley Water Supply Project, which emerged […]
Red River Valley Water Supply leaders still hoping for more project funding
Grand Forks HeraldBy Emily Allen on Jan 6, 2019 After years of hoping to begin construction by 2019, the Red River Valley Water Supply project board says it’s time to “ramp up” and finally begin working on an effort they say will provide water to eastern North Dakota in the event of a drought. The […]