Apparently flood protection is one of those things that just takes a really long time. Get a quick overview of where the Cedar Rapids flood protection process is at in the article from The Gazette, the Cedar Rapids newspaper.
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A quick follow-up to a story from yesterday, while here in Minot our flood protection design work has gotten underway with no clear path to full project financing, in Fargo they’re exploring a private-public financing option to fast-track construction and lower costs.
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Update: KX News interviewed City of Minot Public Works Director Dan Jonasson regarding this story. Catch the interview here. — Official News Release, City of Minot — Work has begun on the design of the first three phases of flood protection within the city of Minot. Survey crews, geotechnical crews and other personnel from the
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Financing for the Fargo flood diversion plan may get another look as the diversion authorities finance committee recommended studying a private-public partnership. Proponents of the plan believe private companies will be faster and more affordable. Hmm….
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In 2015, the flood protection battle in Fargo is expected to ramp up with the injection of nearly $225 million budgeted for the project. The amount is nearly 1/8th of the projected $1.8 billion total cost.
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The reason for the extra caution is the fact that more water is being released from reservoirs than usual… and this includes the Souris River. It’s not cause for alarm, but it is the second provincial agency to recently issue a press release on wetter-than-normal pre-winter conditions. The full news release follow below. — News
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Manitoba officials are keeping a close eye on flow rates of the Assiniboine, Qu’Appelle, and Souris rivers this fall, and all are currently running above historic averages. It’s too early for a detailed forecast, but water officials are warning municipal officials to be prepared.
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Fargo’s flood protection plan is estimated to cost $1.8 billion with financing coming from local, state, and federal dollars. A special assessment is also on the table as a means to back-up dollars committed from sales-tax revenue. In Minot, we should be watching closely.
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A group in Fargo is looking to change the funding structure of the large-scale diversion project in order to move construction along more quickly. For Minot, any flood protection concepts that speed things along qualify as important news.
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The $245 million (canadian dollars) plan would replace existing dikes that are as much as a hundred years old and protect to flows up to 23,000 CFS. The article also outlines other flood protection projects being explored by the province.
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The State Water Commission met Friday morning, and our local flood protection project was on the agenda. The project at an important and frustrating point where it now needs participation from the Corps of Engineers.
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— Official News Release, Saskatchewan Water Security Agency — The Water Security Agency today released a fall conditions report for the province which outlines the precipitation conditions going into winter freeze-up. This past year, most areas of the province received 150-200 per cent above the normal amount of precipitation on what was an already saturated
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The floods of 2011 and 2014 have created a new urgency in developing a comprehensive plan for managing the Assiniboine river and it’s tributaries (the Souris river is a tributary). Jim Olson of KX News provides coverage from the conference in Regina.
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Flood protection walls for the water treatment plant and nearby pump station are being advanced through the City’s planning stages. This project is separate from the overall flood protection plan for Minot, but it is an important first step.
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It’s one of several options being considered, but following the floods of 2011 and 2014 on the Assiniboine River (Souris River is a tributary of) there is more willingness to explore and possibly accept dramatic protection alternatives.
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The plan is complete, approval meetings with the Corp of Engineers are on the schedule, there are funding opportunities that we have our eye on. Best case scenario, wheels turning by 2016.
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