U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Visits ND, Discusses RRVWSP
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took time during a visit to North Dakota in May to tour several Garrison Diversion Unit (GDU) facilities in central North Dakota. He was in North Dakota to speak at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. “We are honored Secretary Zinke made time to visit the Garrison Diversion Unit facilities to […]
Red River Valley Water Supply Project Attracts National Attention
News Release – (May 3, 2018) The Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP), a North Dakota supplemental water supply project, is attracting national attention. Organizers of prominent national water conferences are reaching out to Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion), the state sponsor of the RRVWSP, to request presentations about the drought mitigation project. […]
RRVWSP Update for Water Topics Overview Committee
Representatives for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) recently provided a status update to the Water Topics Overview Committee. Ken Royse, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) Board Chairman, and Tim Mahoney, Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board Chairman, presented in front of the Committee on February 21. “We are thankful for the […]
Meet Kip Kovar, Deputy Program Manager for RRVWSP Engineering
Starting with this issue of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) newsletter, we’ll be introducing you to the people who are working on this project to make it a success. In our first spotlight you’ll meet Kip Kovar, the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District Engineer, who also serves as the Deputy Program Manager for […]
Red River Valley Water Supply Project Logo Unveiled
The Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) now has an official project logo. The water droplet and pipeline imagery represents the water that will be delivered via underground pipes. The colors grey, blue and green represent infrastructure, drought relief and industrial development. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District and Lake Agassiz Water Authority Boards recently […]
RRVWSP Discussion at Red River Basin Land & Water International Summit Conference
Attendees of the 35th Annual Red River Basin Land & Water International Summit Conference in Winnipeg had an opportunity to learn about the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) in January. The co-sponsors of the project, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) and the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) provided information about the RRVWSP […]
Funding request for project trimmed
Funding request for project trimmedThe 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 […]
Moving water across ND
By Keith Norman on Mar 25, 2017 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 talk with the North […]
New RRVWSP Website Loaded with Project Information
The Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) has a new website to provide information to stakeholders and the public. The website address is www.RRVWSP.com. The new site is a one stop shop for information about the RRVWSP, including the need for the project, its history and progress; maps and an explanation of the pipeline […]
2017-2019 Legislative Funding Request to Jump Start Construction
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) and Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) are requesting $30 million for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) from the State Water Commission’s budget for the 2017-2019 biennium. “Obtaining $30 million is essential for three reasons. First, it will allow us to stay on a critical path […]