The beginning stages of construction has begun on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. This effort is designed to deliver an emergency water supply to central and eastern North Dakota during times of drought. Vogel Law Firm attorney Tami Norgard has been working on this project since 2001. “They started pipeline construction on the eastern part of the state and that was done strategically,” said Norgard. “There’s a question on whether they can use a different water supply, the McClusky Canal, which could save us up to $300 million dollars.” The McClusky Canal is nearly 75 miles long and was built from 1969 to 1976. It is a part of the Garrison Diversion project and is authorized for approximately 24,000 acres of irrigation. Norgard said expansion into the McClusky Canal is currently being reviewed. “We got federal approval to use the canal, but we’re still looking at the Red River Valley project that would just be the state project.”
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