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Red River Valley Water Supply Study
Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota
Project Details:
The Red River Valley Water Supply Project was authorized by the Dakota Water
Resources Act of 2000. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (GDCD) and
the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) have joint responsibility of
determining the environmental impacts of numerous alternatives to supply eastern
North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota with an adequate water supply to the
year 2050.
Houston’s tasks included:
Houston Engineering has been retained by GDCD to provide technical
support during the preparation of a Needs and Options Report and an EIS.
Specifically, Houston Engineering has been tasked to do preliminary design
and cost estimates for seven different options to meet the water needs of
the Red River Valley. Houston Engineering has also participated on behalf of
GDCD in the impact analysis especially in regards to water quality.
Future water shortages in the Red River Valley can be demonstrated by using
the following animations created from data provided by BOR hydrology models
of a 1930’s drought and the projected demands of Year 2050. These animations
illustrate the timing of river flows, water withdrawals, return flows and
precipitation and evaporation effects at many locations throughout the Red
River Basin
- No Action Alternative: This model depicts future water supply
conditions without building the Red River Valley Water Supply Project
during a 1930s-type drought. View animation
(Quicktime Movie) (44mb, please be patient)
- No Action Without Return Flows: This model depicts future water supply
conditions without building the Red River Valley Water Supply Project
during a 1930s-type drought. This model assumes that the city of Fargo
would reuse much of its wastewater.View animation
(Quicktime Movie) (44mb, please be patient)
- GDU Import to the Sheyenne River Alternative: This model demonstrates
water supplies during a 1930s-type drought with the preferred alternative
in place. The preferred alternative consists primarily of a buried
pipeline from existing facilities near McClusky, ND to Lake Ashtabula.View animation
(Quicktime Movie) (44mb, please be patient)
A guide has been developed to assist in the
interpretation of the model (Animation guide.pdf).
More detailed information on the project can be
obtained at the Red River Valley Supply Project web page.
To view the animation products, please install the
QuickTime plug-in (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html).
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