Flood Control

More than $46 million has been secured for flood-control projects across andamp;lt;a href=andamp;...  More »

More than $46 million has been secured for flood-control projects across andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/north-dakotaandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;North Dakotaandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;. The funds are included in the 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives on Friday. Rep. andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/earl-pomeroyandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Earl Pomeroyandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;, says the funds will help communities in the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/red-river-valleyandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Red River Valleyandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; build much-needed permanent flood protection. More than $26 million of the money is set to go toward a rural water project authorized to compensate North Dakota for the loss of land inundated because of dam construction along the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/missouriandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Missouriandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; River.  « Less