FM Area DiversionInternational Legislators Forum

June 27, 2014

Keith Berndt PECass County ND Administrator

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Maple River Dam

Baldhill Dam

Orwell Dam

White Rock Dam

Valley City

Lisbon

Moorhead, MN

Fargo, ND

Total Drainage Area: 45,000 square miles

Red River Basin

North Dakota

South Dakota

Minnesota

Q 100 year = 34,700 cfsQ 500 year = 61,700 cfsQ max 2009 = 29,500 cfs

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Red River Flooding History

Red River Flood Stage = 18 feet on the Fargo gage at 13th Ave. S.Exceeded in 50 of the past 111 yearsExceeded 20 of the last 21 years

Catastrophic damages have been prevented by emergency measures

8 of the 16 “major” floods on record have occurred since 2000

2009 was the flood of recordStage of 40.8 feet 2-percent chance (50 year) eventEmergency measures cost approximately $70M

2009 Flood Expedited Feasibility Study

Water Everywhere

Interstate 29Closed April 10. Reopened April 15, 2011.

Detour added = 22.8 miles

Commuting Challenges

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heeds the call 2009A willing workforce

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Volunteers fill the Fargodome

Building is 466,000 SF.

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Lines of Defense Take Shape

FM Area Diversion Project

1,600 ft wide Diversion Channel in ND with 150,000 acre-feet of Upstream StagingOutlet near Georgetown, MNInlet north of Oxbow, NDProvides 1-percent (100-year) Risk Reduction Reduces 1-percent event by >5’Extreme Events are Flood- Fightable

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1 in 5 of all North Dakotans will benefit from flood risk reduction

$14 Billion = Property Value Receiving Flood Risk Reduction Benefits

$4.3 Billion = Wages in the F-M Metro Area

$10 Billion = Annual F-M Gross Domestic Product

$200 Million = Annual Income & Sales Taxes Generated for North Dakota from F-M Metro

$71 Million = Annual Income & Sales Taxes Generated for Minnesota from F-M Metro

FM Diversion Economics

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Diversion Channel Cross Section (Reach 1)

Total Width = 1,600 feet

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JUNE 10, 2014 NEWS FLASH!

PRESIDENT OMAMA AUTHORIZED FM AREA DIVERSION PROJECT CONSTRUCTION

Overall Funding Approach

Federal Cost Share

Non-Federal Cost Share

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$450MND State

$100MMN

$450MND Local$800M* $1,000M

*WRRDA Authorized $846 Million

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Ongoing Efforts

Working with upstream interestsAdditional upstream storage opportunitiesCemetery mitigationOxbow, Hickson, Bakke Levee ConstructionFargo LeveesLand AcquisitionDesign

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