Safeguarding communities, Fargo-Moorhead flood risk management project
The Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion initiative aims to safeguard North Dakota and Minnesota from frequent Red River floods, which have increased in frequency since 1990 and worsened since 2015. As part of a joint venture, we are leading the design of a transformative 30-mile diversion channel project that will route water around the Fargo-Moorhead metro area during flood events. It is the first public-private-partnership floodwater diversion project in the United States. It is also the nation’s first green finance initiative specifically directed to address adaptation to climate change.