Red River Valley Water Supply Project

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Key Features

  • B&A serves as technical advisor, offering support in various areas including water basin modeling, discharge permitting, community and rural water system user engagement, and operational planning
  • Addresses drought and water scarcity concern throughout the region, mitigating the potential financial impact of a severe drought
  • Also addresses projected water needs for future water intensive industrial development
  • Ensure long-term sustainability by improving regional water reliability and flexibility

Sector

Water

Location

Carrington, ND

Status

Ongoing

Client

Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (GDCD)

  • About The Project

    Areas throughout central and eastern North Dakota need a reliable, high quality supplemental water supply to combat time periods of drought and water scarcity. In the event of a significant drought, there would not be enough water to meet the needs of water users throughout central North Dakota and the Red River Valley. Studies have shown that the estimated financial impact of a drought like the one North Dakota experienced in the 1930s would amount to over $39 billion over a 10-year period.

    The Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) is a state and local project developed by the State of North Dakota and administered through the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (GDCD) and Lake Agassiz Water Authority (LAWA), designed to meet the future domestic and industrial water needs for participating communities and rural water providers in central and eastern North Dakota.

    The RRVWSP will provide 165 cubic feet per second (106.6 million gallons per day) of water from the Missouri River or McClusky Canal to central and eastern North Dakota. The project consists of intakes located near Washburn on the Missouri River and near McClusky on the McClusky Canal, a Biota Treatment Facility, pressurized pipeline, break tanks, gravity pipeline, a pressure and control valve station, and a discharge structure that will discharge water into the Sheyenne River above Lake Ashtabula.

    Burian & Associates serves as a technical advisor on this project and services have included technical review, water basin modeling support, discharge permit support, user engagement and commitments, and operational planning. This project is anticipated to be completed by 2032.