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Landowner Satisfaction the Goal of the RRVWSP Land Restoration Process

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Start to finish they were easy to get along with and did what they said they’d do,” says Tom Carr, Foster County landowner, about the Red River Valley Water Supply Project’s (RRRVWSP) construction and restoration process. Carr owns and rents land along the RRVWSP pipeline corridor.

Meet Keith Nilson LAWA Board Member

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Meet Keith Nilson, LAWA Board Member Keith Nilson has represented the Walsh Rural Water District on the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board of Directors for the past nine years. “I became involved in LAWA because I thought it would be a good opportunity to become more involved with the Red River Valley Water Supply […]

Meet Jeff LeDoux, Garrison Diversion Board Member

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Meet Jeff LeDoux, Garrison Diversion Board Member One of the newest members of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) Board of Directors recently completed his first year of service. Jeff LeDoux represents Cass County on the Garrison Diversion Board. Garrison Diversion’s mission is to provide a reliable, high quality and affordable water supply to […]

2024 Construction Season Welcomes 100+ Construction Workers to Foster County

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2024 Construction Season Welcomes 100+ Construction Workers to Foster County The 2024 construction season will be the busiest yet along the route of the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) pipeline. Three construction contracting companies will have crews living and working in and around the City of Carrington, as they install more than 20 […]

Check Out the Updated RRVWSP Website

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Check Out the Updated RRVWSP Website The Red River Valley Water Supply Project has a newly updated website. The revamped site officially launched at the beginning of the year. Project information is organized with drop down menus titled About RRVWSP, Project Features, Construction Updates, Funding, Landowners, and News & Media. “The new website is more […]

RRVWSP Construction Status and 2023-2025 Work Plan

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Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) awarded two construction contracts this fall for about 20 miles of pipeline for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) pipeline. Construction of the Transmission Pipe East 5C and 5D contracts are scheduled to begin in the spring of 2024. Oscar Renda Contracting received the $76,663,355 5C contract […]

Garrison Diversion and LAWA Reconfirm Partnership

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As progress on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) ramps up, the co-sponsors of the state and local project reconfirmed their partnership. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) Board members and staff came together with Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA) Board members in October for a daylong meeting. The purpose of the discussion […]

Introducing Mark Johnson, LAWA Board Member

Mark Johnson is nearing the 30th anniversary of serving on the Cass Rural Water Users District Board of Directors. He joined the Board in 1995 and later became the Cass Rural Water representative on the Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA). Over the years, Mark has witnessed the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) move […]

Meet Ken Vein, Garrison Diversion & LAWA Board Member

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Ken Vein has worked on many historic projects over the course of his careers in engineering and public service. During his time as the Grand Forks City Engineer and Public Works Director, he fought the historic flood of 1997 and helped plan the recovery from the natural disaster. On the opposite end of the spectrum, […]

Red River Valley Water Supply Project User Meetings Soon Underway

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Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) representatives will soon be out meeting with potential recipients of the supplemental and emergency water supply. More than 30 rural water systems and cities originally signed on for the development phase of the project. The project is now in the construction phase and the Cities of Grand Forks […]