| Cass County Supports ND Diversion |
| 11/3/2009 |
| Cass County commissioners are supporting a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River for flood protection. The commissioners voted unanimously to support the idea Monday. A member of the Cass County Joint Water Resource District Board, Tom Fischer, says a Minnesota diversion proposal has the best benefit-to-cost ratio based on figures from the Army Corps of Engineers. But he says that proposal also faces more resistance. The city of Dilworth, Minn., has gone on record opposing a Minnesota diversion. The Cass County resolution of support now goes to the Metropolitan Flood Management Committee, which is working to choose a flood protection plan by the end of the year. The cost of a diversion project is estimated in a range of around $1 billion to more than $1.3 billion. |
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