Downstream cities want say in F-M flood protection

Communities downstream of Fargo-Moorhead now want a say in the decision-making for metro flood protection.

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Halstad residents wary of diversion

Say project would bring water faster
HALSTAD, Minn. – People who live in and around Halstad are concerned that a Red River flood control diversion around the Fargo-Moorhead area will just flush more water toward them faster.

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Flood group tells corps to consider three projects

Local officials will have until the end of December to determine what sort of Red River diversion channel will meet the needs of Fargo-Moorhead area residents.

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Grant boosts flood mapping efforts

Technology that helped Fargo-Moorhead residents fight the 2009 flood will soon be available to help residents up and down the Red River Valley cope with future disasters, officials said Wednesday.

• Charles Fritz, director of the International Water Institute, talks about new federal funding that will be used in an ongoing project to create maps of the Red River Valley
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Browns Valley wraps up first phase of diversion project

The first signs of flood protection are showing up in Browns Valley, Minn., signs that may serve as an example to other border cities grappling with how to protect and please numerous stakeholders.

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• Dave DeSautel rides his four-wheeler through water in 2007
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• Browns Valley, Minn., Mayor Jeff Backer Jr. talks about the challenges for a border city to get flood protection and his advice for other border cities
• Backer talks about why they were successful in getting flood protection after two years of planning

Devils Lake, Valley City officials to meet next week on flood control cooperation

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) - The mayor of Devils Lake has sent a letter to his counterpart in Valley City to discuss flood control, and commissioners of both cities plan to meet next week.

Red River Basin Commission schedules public forums

The Red River Basin Commission is hosting public forums in Lisbon and Valley City, N.D., as part of its Long Term Flood Solutions project.

Red River crests at 23.59 feet in F-M

The swollen Red River crested Wednesday morning at 23.59 feet in Fargo-Moorhead and should drop to its flood stage of 18 feet by late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, the National Weather Service predicts.

Diversion likely focus of meeting

Group to discuss flood control options today
Local leaders meet today to start whittling down flood protection options for the Fargo-Moorhead area.

• Checking the Red River
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• Red River Basin Commission schedules public forums
• Red River crests at 23.59 feet in F-M

Flood maps expected by June

FEMA explains process to Fargo, Cass County officials
A new digital flood insurance rate map for the Fargo, West Fargo, Horace and Harwood areas could be ready by June 1, a Federal Emergency Management Agency official said Tuesday.

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• West Fargo backs west-side diversion

West Fargo backs west-side diversion

The West Fargo City Commission has joined a growing number of supporters for a flood diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River.

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Diversion worries Minnesota DNR

Officials concerned whether fish will be able to swim through structure
Minnesota officials on Thursday raised concerns about the ability of fish to pass through a Red River diversion, underscoring that cost alone won’t determine whether a Fargo-Moorhead flood control project sinks or swims.

• Graphic: Red River control structure
• Tributary structures
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• Forum finds support for North Dakota diversion
• Dilworth candidates opposed to diversion proposal
• Interactive Map: FM Diversion plans

Minnesotans at forum favor North Dakota diversion

A cost-benefit ratio analysis showing Minnesota offers the cheapest route for a flood control diversion but North Dakota getting the bulk of the benefits added spice to a public forum Wednesday.

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North Fargo route could open tonight

There’s good news for north Fargo commuters, as Elm Street could reopen tonight as work on the Ridgewood Flood Control Project winds down.

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West-side diversion plan gets support

Joint Cass water board has broad taxing power
In a significant show of support, Cass County’s joint watershed board has thrown its backing – and its broad taxing authority – behind a Red River diversion around Fargo.

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• Minnesotans at forum favor North Dakota diversion