F-M Area Flood Diversion Task Force meets Wednesday

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BISMARCK, N.D. –  The Fargo-Moorhead Area Flood Diversion Task Force appointed by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will hold its second meeting Wednesday, Nov. 1., in Moorhead, Minn.

The meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Comstock Memorial Union, 615 14th St. S., Moorhead, MN 56563. The meeting agenda is listed below.

Burgum and Dayton appointed 16 members to the Task Force to develop design principles and concept-level engineering solutions to achieve balanced flood risk management for the Fargo-Moorhead region, including upstream, downstream, and metro-area communities and properties. The governors are co-chairing the Task Force. 

 

Fargo-Moorhead Area Flood Diversion Task Force

Wednesday, Nov. 1, meeting

MSUM Comstock Memorial Union

 

10:00 am

Welcome

  • Comments from Co-Chairs
  • Acknowledge call-in participants
  • Meeting summary from 10/23
  • Agenda overview
  • Technical questions from last meeting
  • Revised Charter

 

10:20 – 11:20

MN Permitting Considerations and Lessons Learned From Findings of Fact

 

11:20 – 12:00

FEMA Accreditation Requirements

 

12:00 –12:30

Lunch

12:30 -1:15

What Level of Protection is Used for the 100-Year Flood Determination

  •  Summary of key differences in levels and considerations

 

1:15 – 2:45

Discussion on Level of Protection and Seeking Consensus

  • Spatial scope
  • Level of protection
  • Whose flood elevation definition do we use?
  • Group sees if it can come to consensus

 

2:45 – 3:15

How to Move Forward

  • Desire for advisory groups to work on technical and financial questions?
  • Review presentation or information requests for the next meeting
  • Suggested agenda for Meeting #3, presentations by watersheds and cities to provide regional perspective on levee options, distributed storage viability, other alternatives, and operating plans for flood control.

3:15 -3:30

Closing Comments and Adjourn

  • “Round Robin” – Reflections and looking forward

3:30

Adjourn

 

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