Officials Close to Completing Report on F-M Diversion

Minnesota officials are inching toward completing a review of the Fargo-Moorhead Red River diversion project.

The DNR has released a draft of its environmental impact study of the $2 billion dollar flood control project.

Commissioner Tom Landwehr says a top concern is the high water that would build up behind a dam across the Red River.

That dam is a critical piece of the proposed flood control channel around the metro.
 
The DNR will hold a public information meeting on October 14, from 5-10 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott in Moorhead.

Formal presentations will begin at 7 p.m.

The state aims to finish its study sometime in 2016 after collecting public input.