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 […]
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 […]
Up to $30M for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project in the State Water Commission Budget
The North Dakota State Water Commission’s budget for the 2017-2019 biennium has been approved with up to $30 million slated for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP). Of the $30 million grant, $17 million will be directed towards planning and permitting, while the remaining $13 million is to initiate construction. “The Garrison Diversion Conservancy […]
Reservoir embankment’s potential to collapse poses new hurdle for Red River Valley Water Supply Project
Photo by USACE 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. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently informed state officials that […]
Moving Water Across ND
By Keith Norman on Mar 25, 2017 for the Jamestown Sun The political climate for proceeding with the Red River Valley Water Supply Project looks good at the federal level, according to Duane DeKrey, general manager of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District. DeKrey and other Garrison Diversion officials were in Washington, D.C., last week to […]
Funding request for project trimmed
The Leader-News & Underwood NewsAlyssa Meier, Editor After initially requesting $150 million, Red River Valley Water Supply Project officials are now asking the State for only a fraction of that in the 2017-19 budget. Four-fifths of the original total was lobbed off of the RRVWSP request after State legislators asked organizations to accommodate a tight biennium […]
Stutsman County joins Lake Agassiz Water Authority
Jamestown Sun, Jan. 25, 2017 Stutsman County has become an associate member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority and may become a full member, according to Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District announced Tuesday Stutsman County and the city of Wahpeton had become associate or non-voting members of Lake Agassiz Water Authority. […]
Lake Agassiz Water Authority Board Adds Associate Members
CARRINGTON, (January 23, 2017) – The Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) board of directors voted to add two Associate Members to the board. Because of their affiliation with the Red River Valley Water Supply Project, the City of Wahpeton and Stutsman Rural Water District will be present at the table during meetings of the board […]