Cedar Rapids flooded in 2008 — three years before Minot. They’re recovery and flood protection efforts can serve as a yardstick as Minot’s recovery progresses. Of most note in this story, the challenges we’ll face when it comes to congressional authorizations and budget allocations. This is years away for Minot.
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Minot’s just starting the conversation on how to more fully fund our local share of flood protection, but in Fargo, the issue is already on the ballot. This article — while not directly about Minot — is a great primer on the factors that go into figuring how we’re going to come up with our
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The Fargo flood protection plan hit a big road block earlier this month when the Minnesota DNR refused to permit the project. In reaction, those hoping to advance the permit have chosen negotiation and informing as opposed to moving the issue into the courts. Here in Minot we should count ourselves lucky that there is
Read & Share sourced from: InForumThis news is a couple weeks old, but it’s significant for Minot’s flood protection efforts because it means dollars allocated by the state for Fargo’s flood protection are no longer shovel ready.
Read & ShareFollowing a significant rain event in the upper portion of the Souris River basin on Sunday, the City of Minot issued the following news release to address concerns about a repeat of the 2011 flood. In short, the circumstances Sunday’s rain event are significantly different than 2011 and there is no threat of flooding in
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The heavy lifting on the first phases of flood protection in Minot won’t begin until next spring, but a couple of smaller projects directly related to the overall plan will get underway yet this summer. Bids were opened Wednesday morning on the Phase MI-2A, Perkett Ditch Improvement project and a smaller project that will modify
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It was back in May that the City re-upped with our lobbyist in Bismarck, Shane Goettle. The two-year contract we gave him is no small sum. It’s worth $3,500 per month when the legislature is not in session and $7,500 per month when it is. Over the two-year life of the contract, the City of
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Did you catch last week’s video flyover of Minot’s first phase of flood protection? It’s an extremely helpful visualization tool, and the City of Minot and Houston Engineering should be applauded for developing it. Well done! That said, there’s a significant design flaw, and if it doesn’t get corrected now, it’s the people in Northeast
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A fly-over rendering of Minot’s first phase of flood protection is available on Youtube. Phase one is being designed by Houston Engineering and extends from near the Broadway bridge East to 3rd Street. Major parts of the project include: A significant floodwall for almost the entire length of 4th Avenue. 4th Avenue will be shifted
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A Minnesota court heard arguments on proposed ring dike south of Fargo. Read the story from MPR to get the details, then be grateful those directing the Mouse River Plan are taking basin-wide approach.
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The stARR program, the rural component of the basin-wide Mouse River Plan is tracking towards summer construction starts provided funding is delivered by the State Water Commission this March. stARR stands for Structure Acquisition, Relocation or Ring Dike.
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Though it’s not officially part of the flood protection project, the work taking place on the 8th Ave. SW pump station is a critical first step in protecting our water supply. And yesterday, concrete was poured on flood walls. It’s progress.
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The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency issued their first flood forecast of the year this week. The prognosis: the Souris River basin in Canada seems likely to have below normal runoff in the spring of 2016. The forecast assumes average amounts of precipitation over the next three months. Also included in the report was a survey
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The Mouse River flood protection plan was chosen as a project worthy of an Army Corps of Engineers permanent flood protection study. The study is the first step in the Federal authorization process that may one day lead to more significant Federal funding. Senator Hoeven’s news release on the story follows below. — Official News
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Included in the 2017 Federal budget was $5 million for the Fargo flood diversion project and the authority for a Corps of Engineers new construction start on the project. The construction authorization follows a Corps study of the project that began in 2009.
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The State of Iowa took an innovative approach to managing its flood risk and water quality, and it paid off in the form of a $96 million grant in HUD’s recent disaster resiliency competition. The news release below outlines the action plan that will be undertaken by the state, but the most interesting aspect
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