Project to Benefit Half of N.D.
BY ALYSSA MEIEREditorA pipeline running from Washburn through central and eastern North Dakota will provide water to approximately half of all state residents. With a tentative plan to start construction by 2019, the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) would transport water from the Missouri River to areas of North Dakota that often face […]
Half of North Dakota’s Population to Benefit from Red River Valley Water Supply Project
News Release(December 12, 2016) Upon its completion, roughly half of the population of the State of North Dakota will benefit from the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP). The RRVWSP is a plan to safeguard water for North Dakota communities and rural water districts in times of drought, as well as promote industrial development. […]
27 cities, water districts sign up for RRV Water Supply Project
By April Baumgarten on Oct 12, 2016 One of North Dakota’s largest water projects has enough cities to move forward, a major step in piping water from the Missouri River to the Red River Valley. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District announced Wednesday it has gathered 27 users for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project, […]
Regional water supply project sees continued local support as planning progresses
Grand Forks HeraldBy Brandi Jewett on Aug 13, 2016 GRAND FORKS, N.D.—There was a time in 1988 that Dan Boyce can recall no water flowing over the Riverside Park dam. A drought had slowed the Red River’s flow but the demand for water from East Grand Forks and Grand Forks continued. “All the water that […]
North Dakota water supply project could be pursued without federal assistance
FARGO – Tired of waiting on a federal bureaucracy that drags its feet, proponents of an effort to supply eastern North Dakota with Missouri River water told state lawmakers Thursday they’re willing to move ahead with Plan B. Former Fargo Mayor and Lake Agassiz Water Authority Chairman Bruce Furness told a water-focused legislative committee that […]