FLOOD PROTECTION
STREAMING LIVE: Local officials discuss permanent flood protection this afternoon 
FARGO – Local elected leaders meet this afternoon as they continue working on a permanent solution to flooding in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. Inforum.com and WDAY will stream the meeting live once it begins.
By Forum staff reports , March 04, 2010
Levees will begin to go up next week in Fargo
Fargo wants long-term earthen dikes in at-risk neighborhoods built before this spring’s flood hitsWork is expected to start next week to place long-term earthen levees in several flood-prone Fargo neighborhoods.
March 04, 2010
Fargo-Moorhead to test new flood-fighting tools
Fargo-Moorhead could become a hotbed for testing new flood-fighting techniques.February 14, 2010
Residents weigh in on diversion plans
Fargo and Moorhead may need flood protection from major Red River floods, but rural residents told Army Corps of Engineers officials Tuesday they don’t want to face more water because of it.
February 03, 2010
F-M unlikely to get corps exception
Letter says lack of flood protection puts area in ‘vulnerable position.’
As the Army Corps of Engineers studies the costs and benefits of a diversion for Fargo-Moorhead, one local group wants it to make an exception and consider the potential for jobs to be shipped overseas because of a catastrophic flood or the threat of one.
January 10, 2010
Local officials to meet with Dorgan, corps on diversion alternatives
Local officials will meet with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Sen. Byron Dorgan on Feb. 1 in Fargo to hear an updated analyses of Red River diversion alternatives to protect Fargo-Moorhead.January 09, 2010
Red River Basin Commission to host public forums on flood protection
The Red River Basin Commission will host a second series of public forums throughout the region to gather residents’ experiences, concerns and ideas to report to the North Dakota and Minnesota legislatures to promote future flood protection actions.By Forum staff reports , December 22, 2009
Fargo looks to bolster flood protection
Work on raising two large levees along the Red River just east of Fargo’s Fourth Street South may start this fall, city officials said last week.
By Helmut Schmidt , November 02, 2009
Forum finds support for North Dakota diversion
HARWOOD, N.D. – Many people who spoke out at a public forum on flood control here Thursday favor a Red River diversion channel through North Dakota, despite its higher price tag.By Tracy Frank , October 30, 2009
Dilworth, West Fargo unhappy about being left out of diversion talks
Fargo-Moorhead is abuzz over the idea of The Big Ditch – a Red River diversion channel to keep the two cities dry during major floods.
By Helmut Schmidt , October 25, 2009
Diversion plans anger Minnesota farmers
Landowners say they fear effects of ‘being run over’Right now, it’s just a line on a map. The red stripe marks the proposed route of a channel a half-mile wide in rural Clay County, an imprecise indication of where floodwater funneled away from Fargo-Moorhead by a billion-dollar ditch would go.
By Dave Roepke , October 25, 2009
Flood plan meeting packed
Corps presents options for F-M flood controlA public meeting on flood-control plans for the Fargo-Moorhead metro area was packed to overflowing at a downtown Fargo hotel Tuesday.
By Helmut Schmidt , October 21, 2009
Moorhead flood meeting puts focus on diversion plans
A North Dakota diversion, or a Minnesota diversion?By Dave Olson , October 20, 2009
F-M needs to pick flood plan by Dec. 1
Fargo-Moorhead officials finally have plenty of options for flood control.
By Helmut Schmidt , October 20, 2009
Group optimistic about corps flood control feasibility report
A group of influential Fargo residents pushing a diversion project as the best means of flood control is optimistic as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to unveil a feasibility report during a high-stakes meeting Monday morning in Moorhead.
By Mike Nowatzki , October 18, 2009
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OUR VOICES Forest River area residents fight water with water
For the second year in a row, Jason Tesch is fighting the Red River with the Red River. Tesch and a handful of others in the Forest River development south of Fargo are using the AquaDam again this year to protect against flooding as the Red creeps into the neighborhood this week. The AquaDam is a
Posted by: floodblogger on Mar 18, 2010 at 2:05 PM | Forum Flood WatchOUR VOICES Dorgan highlights flood meetings, various topics in latest media conference call
For more on this story, pick up Friday’s edition of The Forum or visit http://www.inforum.com. North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan touched on a variety of topics - from health care reform to Red River Valley flood protection - in his first conference call with reporters si
Posted by: inforumpolitics on Jan 28, 2010 at 5:00 PM | Politics in Perspective: North DakotaOUR VOICES Dorgan reserves judgment on flood protection options prior to Monday meeting
For more on this story, pick up Friday's edition of The Forum or visit http://www.inforum.com. North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan declined to say this morning which option he preferred for providing permanent flood protection in the Red River Valley - saying he first wants to kn
Posted by: floodblogger on Jan 28, 2010 at 3:30 PM | Forum Flood WatchOUR VOICES McConnell: Hoeven is “the best recruit we’ve landed so far”
Republicans are itching to win back a majority in the U.S. Senate in November, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell believes he has a good chance with North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven, calling him “the best recruit we’ve landed so far.” For years, political analysts have predicted an
Posted by: inforumpolitics on Jan 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM | Politics in Perspective: North DakotaOUR VOICES Dorgan's to-do list
Sen. Byron Dorgan says he’ll “set the table” for the Fargo-Moorhead area to get federal funding for permanent flood protection before he leaves office. Read all about it in a story on today's InForum. Also look for more on this in tomorrow's Forum.
Posted by: inforumpolitics on Jan 12, 2010 at 4:57 PM | Politics in Perspective: North DakotaOUR VOICES MSUM asks students to make arrangements to leave campus
Posted by: Inforum.com MSUM Students recieved this email approxiametely 30 minutes ago. The university is requesting that all resident students make arrangements to leave campus as soon as possible. Although the university is on relatively high ground and is safe from flooding, an increasing poss
Posted by: floodblogger on Mar 27, 2009 at 10:16 AM | Forum Flood WatchOUR VOICES Fargo urges residents to sign up for CodeRED
Fargo may be utilizing the CodeRED emergency notification system to inform specific neighborhoods about sandbagging needs and flooding information. If you have not registered your cell phone or business phone numbers and would like to know what's happening in your area, visit the CodeRED Web site.
Posted by: floodblogger on Mar 23, 2009 at 2:17 PM | Forum Flood WatchOUR VOICES MSCTC-Moorhead students help effort
The Moorhead campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College canceled classes today after 10 a.m. Students are encouraged to help with the volunteer efforts at MSCTC or at Nemzek Fieldhouse at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Brooke Nygaard, a dental hygiene student at MSCTC, said ap
Posted by: floodblogger on Mar 23, 2009 at 11:30 AM | Forum Flood Watch
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