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 […]
RRVWSP Construction Kicks Off
Near Carrington, construction crews have kicked off the 2023 construction season on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP), focusing on the 72” transmission pipeline in Foster County that will eventually span from the McClusky Canal to the Sheyenne River. In May, the construction crew began prepping the right-of way for the remaining stretch […]
RRVWSP Receives State Concrete Award for Intake Structure
The Missouri River Water Intake Structure, an important component of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP), received a 2023 State Concrete Award in Innovation. Representatives of Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion), and Strata Corporation, the concrete supplier for the Intake, accepted the award during the State Concrete Awards Banquet in Bismarck on […]
2023 Legislative Update
Supporters and end users of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) have been making regular trips to Bismarck since the legislative session kicked off at the beginning of 2023. As representatives of the Project’s largest end users, leaders from the Cities of Grand Forks, Fargo, and West Fargo testified regularly in support of […]
Introducing Jason Siegert, Garrison Diversion Board Member
Jason Siegert is one of the three new faces on the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District Board in 2023. He decided to run for the position when Traill County representative Bill Krivarchka stepped back from the role after serving the Board since 2003. Jason has served on the on the Traill County Water Resource District board […]
Red River Valley mayors hopeful water supply project will get additional funds from Legislature
INFORUMBy Meghan ArbegastJanuary 23, 2023 06:29 PM Red River Valley mayors hopeful water supply project will get additional funds from Legislature BISMARCK – Mayors in the Red River Valley are hopeful the North Dakota Legislature will move ahead with requested funding for a water supply project and save the cities some money in the process. Grand […]
2022/2023 Construction Status & Restoration Update
As we near the end of 2022, we celebrate the progress made on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) as well as looking ahead at what is planned in 2023. Several key portions of the project were completed this year, including the discharge structure about six miles south of Cooperstown, North Dakota where […]