Permanent flood protection is a top priority of The Chamber, which supports construction of a 35,000 cubic feet per second divervision for the metropolitan area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates the damages of such a 100-year flood event to be in excess of $5 billion. The Corps estimates a $1.7 billion cost for a diversion project, which would be shared by federal, state and local funding sources.

Leaders of the Chamber understand that the region cannot continue to allow spring flooding to negatively impact commerce.

We need to protect our neighborhoods and business corridors in order to plan for economic growth and for our future. To allow our community to remain vulnerable to the physical and emotional toll extracted by a major flood, or the financial and economic devastation that can occur as temporary dikes fail, is not acceptable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

The Chamber is proud of all of those who helped fight the flood of 2011. Because of your hard work and dedication, the Fargo Moorhead area has beat yet another record flood. Thanks to our members that volunteered

Check out the flood in pictures: 2011 Sandbag Volunteers - Slideshow
 

Flood Resources

City of Fargo
Cass County Information
City of Moorhead Flood Page
Flood News
Cass County Electric Flood Preparedness
Flood Home Preparations