Articles tagged under: Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion
Moving Forward With the FM Diversion
Published June 21, 2021
The Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project is the first civil works project in the Army Corps of Engineers’ history that has public and private financing. A Spanish engineering and construction company has been selected as the contractor for this project. There will…Federal Court Rules on FM Diversion
Published April 9, 2019
U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim has ruled construction can begin for the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project. Tunheim granted a preliminary injunction in September of 2017, but the DNR, Diversion Authority and Army Corps of Engineers asked the judge to…Water Management is Needed
Published December 28, 2018
North Dakota Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Luick does not support this approach to flood mitigation. Luick emphasizes more work needs to be done at the regulatory level. "There's a whole lot better way to do this and it is…DNR Approves ‘Plan B’ Diversion Plan
Published December 28, 2018
The Minnesota DNR has granted a permit for the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project. The so-called Plan B plan. DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr said this is a balanced approach and will reduce the flood risk in the Fargo-Moorhead area while protecting…