Meet Ken Royse, Garrison Diversion Board Chair
It would be difficult to find a Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) Board Chairman who is more knowledgeable about water in North Dakota than Ken Royse. He was elected to the Board in 2005 as the Burleigh County Director and has served as the Chairman since 2017. He was reelected in January 2019 to […]
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 […]
RRVWSP Requests $50M During Legislative Session
Project Team Steadily Completes HB 1020 Requirements The North Dakota Legislature will reconvene in January 2019. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) and Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA), the co-sponsors of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP), are preparing for a busy legislative session. “We have made a lot of progress during the current […]
Meet Tim Mahoney, LAWA Chairperson
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District and the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) are the co-sponsors of the state Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP). As such, the Chairpersons of each of the Boards frequently serve as the faces of the RRVWSP when talking to state and federal lawmakers. Dr. Tim Mahoney is the current LAWA […]
Future forecast: Red River Valley to get drier as arid West encroaches on humid East
Written By: Tu-Uyen Tran Fargo ForumNov. 14, 2018 FARGO — On a drive west from Fargo, a motorist can see the scenery outside the window change and not just from flat plains to rolling hills, but the roadside plants and farms change, too. This is because there is a divide running through North Dakota and […]
Red River Valley Water Supply Project Among Top 100 Strategic Infrastructure Projects
News Release – (Nov. 6, 2018) A drought mitigation project that will serve more than half of the state of North Dakota is among the top infrastructure projects in North America. The Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) is named in the 2018 Strategic 100 North American Infrastructure Report. “We were pleasantly surprised to […]
Garrison Diversion Focuses on Positive Landowner Relations
Since the preliminary design of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) is now complete, right-of-way acquisition will soon begin on segments of the project. “All affected landowners will be compensated for the use of their land. It’s important to remember that since this is buried infrastructure, farmers will be able to continue using […]
RRVWSP Preliminary Design Completed
The Red River Valley Water Supply Project’s (RRVWSP) engineering team recently passed a major milestone – the preliminary design of the RRVWSP is complete. “The completion of the preliminary design is a critical step for Garrison Diversion and Lake Agassiz Water Authority as the co-sponsors of the RRVWSP. This marks the completion of a number […]
Meet Merri Mooridian
Work keeps Merri Mooridian very busy these days. Since the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) took off, she has split her time as the Administrative Officer of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) and Deputy Program Manager of RRVWSP Administration. In her RRVWSP role, Merri oversees the administrative, legal, financial, and communication […]
RRVWSP Receives National Attention
The Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP), a supplemental water supply project that will benefit half the population of North Dakota, is attracting national attention. Organizers of prominent national water conferences are reaching out to the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion), the state sponsor of the RRVWSP, to request presentations about the drought […]