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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lunkerslayer" data-source="post: 50698" data-attributes="member: 217"><a href="https://kfgo.com/2021/08/03/385671/" target="_blank">https://kfgo.com/2021/08/03/385671/</a>They are talking about the freshwater pipeline again in the local news With North Dakota in the midst of a prolonged dry spell not seen in years, officials are promoting a decades-long idea of piping Missouri River water across the state to central and eastern North Dakota to combat future drought conditions there, especially in Fargo.A groundbreaking is planned Tuesday near Carrington to mark the start of pipeline construction for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project, a more than $1 billion project that still faces huge funding and legal hurdles before even a drop of water from the river can be tapped for emergencies during an extended drought.According to Kimberly Cook, a spokeswoman for the project, the project would draw water from the Missouri River south of Washburn, where it would be sent 167 miles through a 72-inch diameter buried steel pipe, at a rate of more than 74,000 gallons a minute. It would empty near Cooperstown into the Sheyenne River and ultimately spill into the north-flowing Red River.The North Dakota Legislature this year appropriated $50 million toward the project and $30 million two years ago. The money has allowed some work to be done at the intake structure near Washburn, the discharge structure near Cooperstown, and a little more than a mile of pipeline placement south of Carrington.Backers have set a goal of completing the project by the end of the decade.Does anyone think this has a chance and maybe this is the reason why Hoeven and Cramer votes yes on the infrastructure bill? Hmmm deep thoughts</blockquote>

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