Check Out the Updated RRVWSP Website
Check Out the Updated RRVWSP Website The Red River Valley Water Supply Project has a newly updated website. The revamped site officially launched at the beginning of the year. Project information is organized with drop down menus titled About RRVWSP, Project Features, Construction Updates, Funding, Landowners, and News & Media. “The new website is more […]
RRVWSP Construction Status and 2023-2025 Work Plan
Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) awarded two construction contracts this fall for about 20 miles of pipeline for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) pipeline. Construction of the Transmission Pipe East 5C and 5D contracts are scheduled to begin in the spring of 2024. Oscar Renda Contracting received the $76,663,355 5C contract […]
Garrison Diversion and LAWA Reconfirm Partnership
As progress on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) ramps up, the co-sponsors of the state and local project reconfirmed their partnership. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) Board members and staff came together with Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board members in October for a daylong meeting. The purpose of the discussion […]
Introducing Mark Johnson, LAWA Board Member
Mark Johnson is nearing the 30th anniversary of serving on the Cass Rural Water Users District Board of Directors. He joined the Board in 1995 and later became the Cass Rural Water representative on the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA). Over the years, Mark has witnessed the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) move […]
Meet Ken Vein, Garrison Diversion & LAWA Board Member
Ken Vein has worked on many historic projects over the course of his careers in engineering and public service. During his time as the Grand Forks City Engineer and Public Works Director, he fought the historic flood of 1997 and helped plan the recovery from the natural disaster. On the opposite end of the spectrum, […]
Red River Valley Water Supply Project User Meetings Soon Underway
Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) representatives will soon be out meeting with potential recipients of the supplemental and emergency water supply. More than 30 rural water systems and cities originally signed on for the development phase of the project. The project is now in the construction phase and the Cities of Grand Forks […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of ND Water Project
n July, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Missouri Federal District Court’s ruling to allow water from the Missouri River to be conveyed to central North Dakota. The ruling relates to the 2021 dismissal of the State of Missouri’s challenge of the Bureau of Reclamation’s environmental review of the Central North Dakota Water […]
RRVWSP Construction Progress
There are currently three construction crew shifts working night and day to lay 72” pipe in the ground in Foster County, near Carrington. They are focused on wrapping up a nine-mile stretch of pipeline that is scheduled to be substantially completed by the end of November. “As with any construction event, we’ve run into some […]
Legislative Funding Will Accelerate RRVWSP Progress
Thanks to the 2023 North Dakota Legislature, the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) has a commitment from the state to provide drought protection to nearly half of the state’s residents. “We thank the lawmakers who supported legislation that will make this drought resiliency project a reality within the next 10 years,” says Duane […]
Introducing Bernie Dardis, LAWA Board Associate Member
A vocal proponent of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) recently joined the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board of Directors. West Fargo Commission President Bernie Dardis is currently in his second term as the City’s highest elected official. In early 2023, he became an Associate Member of the LAWA Board. “I began […]