Introducing Travis Schmidt, LAWA Board Member
Travis Schmidt is one of the newest Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board Members after being appointed to serve in July 2020 by his employer, Moorhead Public Service (MPS), where he is the Interim General Manager and Electrical Engineering Manager. “Water Supply is vital to the City of Moorhead and Moorhead Public Service (MPS) and […]
Red River Valley Water Supply Project Progress
The Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) reached an important milestone this fall. All of the legislative conditions related to the Project’s funding in the State Water Commission budget have been completed. The conditions in SB2020 include the following: Alternative Selection – CompleteThe RRVWSP alternative selection requirement is complete. The project’s design includes a […]
Meet Jim Schmaltz, LAWA Board Member
Water is serious business to Jim Schmaltz, who joined the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board of Directors in February 2020. He represents the East Central Regional Water District, a combination of the two systems formerly known separately as the Traill Rural Water District and the Grand Forks Traill Water District. Jim also holds the […]
Garrison Diversion and LAWA Reaffirm RRVWSP Partnership
The cosponsors of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project officially reaffirmed their cooperation agreement for the project by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in May. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) and Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) signed the Cooperation Agreement at their respective Board meetings in the spring of 2020. “The […]
RRVWSP Outreach Efforts Educate Groups Across ND
Representatives of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) have been busy presenting information about the project to state leaders and organizations, as well as at conferences. Over the past six months, project representatives from the state project’s cosponsors, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) and Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA), as well as […]
Meet Greg Bischoff, Barnes County Director
Greg Bischoff is the Barnes County Director on the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s Board. “I was elected in 2016 for my first term. My father previously served on the Board and through him I became interested in serving,” says Greg. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors, Greg also sits on the Red River […]
State of Missouri Files Lawsuit Related to Use of the McClusky Canal
The State of Missouri filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Bureau of Reclamation, and Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) in early February, related to the Central North Dakota Water Supply Project (CNDWSP). How is the Central North Dakota Water Supply Project (CNDWSP) related to the Red River Valley Water Supply […]
RRVWSP Supporters Testify Before Legacy Fund Earnings Committee
The North Dakota Legislature’s Legacy Fund Earnings Committee members dedicated an evening and the better part of a day in mid-November to listening to proposed ways to spend the earnings of the State’s Legacy Fund. Representatives of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project’s (RRVWSP) future users testified in front of the Committee chaired by […]
Meet Tom Erdmann, Carrington Mayor & LAWA Board Member
Tom Erdmann’s involvement with the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) seems inevitable when you look at the numerous connections throughout his life to the Project’s cosponsors, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) and Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA). “While attending NDSU and majoring in Ag Economics back in the early 1970s, I actually […]
2019 Garrison Diversion Water Conference Recap
The 2019 Garrison Diversion Water Conference provided an opportunity to learn about the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) and North Dakota’s variable weather patterns. “Some have questioned the need for an emergency water supply and drought mitigation project, especially when we’re in the middle of a very wet fall. The truth is, the […]