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Devils Lake rejects Tolna Coulee flood control offer 
The Devils Lake City Commission unanimously rejected an offer from the state of North Dakota to purchase land on which the state wants to build a flood control structure on the Tolna Coulee.
By Kevin Bonham , September 06, 2011
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NEW FLOOD CONTROL SNAG: City of Devils Lake wants state's land purchase proposal in writing
The Devils Lake City Commission remains on record as opposing the control structure, unless the state makes a commitment to remove more water from the flooded Devils Lake than the state is proposing in its existing operating plan.
“We need to have water taken off the lake. They go hand in hand,” City Commissioner Rick Morse said.
By Kevin Bonham , August 31, 2011
Devils Lake area prefers east lake outlet in operation down to 1,446-foot elevation
The Devils Lake City Commission today will consider selling land it owns along the Tolna Coulee to the state of North Dakota for the construction of a control structure designed to prevent serious downstream flooding.
By Kevin Bonham , August 31, 2011
Devils Lake commission reverses stance, gets behind east lake outlet
The action clears one hurdle for the state to build an outlet from East Devils Lake to the Tolna Coulee. The only hurdle now is the city's official opposition to the state's plans to build a control structure on the Tolna Coulee -- to prevent an uncontrolled spill of the flooded Devils Lake Basin to the Sheyenne River. But that issue will be discussed at a meeting Wednesday.
By Kevin Bonham , August 30, 2011
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DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: Plan still holds (removes) water
Gravity outlet, proposed in 1999, still makes sense, Devils Lake officials sayCity officials in Devils Lake are dusting off an old plan they believe could provide significant relief from chronic flooding without threatening people and property downstream.
By Kevin Bonham , August 06, 2011
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Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: Tolna Coulee project will exacerbate flooding
By Richard Betting , August 02, 2011
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George Cox, Devils Lake, letter: Devils Lake needs a ‘gravity flow’ solution
What if Minot’s flood didn’t go away? What if next year’s spring and summer floods simply added to the water that had stayed in Minot? What if the same thing had happened in Grand Forks in 1997 (and 1998, 1999 and so on)?
That’s what the Devils Lake region is going through.
By George Cox , July 30, 2011
DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: More than water on the rise
Residents voice disapproval of Tolna control structureMammoth Devils Lake might have peaked for 2011 a month ago at a record 1,454.4 feet above sea level, but frustration levels hit new highs Wednesday evening as people in the Devils Lake protested a planned Tolna Coulee control structure they say will do nothing to help relieve the 18-year-old flood.
By Kevin Bonham , July 28, 2011
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Proposed Tolna Coulee water control structure meetings set
If the flooding Devils Lake keeps rising it eventually will overflow through the coulee and into the Sheyenne River. Officials want a control structure to regulate the flow and reduce flooding worries downstream.
By Associated Press , July 22, 2011
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Michael Connor, Starkweather, N.D., letter: Armoring Devils Lake outlet dooms acreage
Has the Corps addressed the “taking” of land that will be involved in the armoring of the Tolna Coulee, as outlined in the Tiger Report?
By Michael Connor , July 22, 2011
Public comments wanted on Tolna Coulee draft report
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has found no significant impact from its proposed Tolna Coulee Advance Measures Project near Devils Lake. It is accepting formal comments on the report until Aug. 15.
By Kevin Bonham , July 15, 2011
DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: USGS study predicts chances of lake overflowing
Devils Lake has 14 percent to 15 percent chance of overflowing naturally by 2015, even after a second manmade outlet is operating next year, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
By Kevin Bonham , June 24, 2011
DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: Third outlet on the table
Officials hope to begin moving water yet this yearDevils Lake water could be moving — through a gravity-flow outlet — from Stump Lake through the Tolna Coulee to the Sheyenne River yet this year, providing Devils Lake Basin residents with what many believe is the best chance of relief from the record 18-year-old flood.
By Kevin Bonham , June 22, 2011
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DEVILS LAKE FLOODING: Formal comments sought on Tolna Coulee control structure
The North Dakota State Water Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are seeking formal comments on a proposal to build a control structure on the Tolna Coulee to prevent an uncontrolled overflow from Stump Lake to the Sheyenne River.
By Kevin Bonham , June 13, 2011
Cory Christofferson, Hamar, N.D., letter: Why pump DL water when gravity can do the work?
It’s only a matter of time before everyone in North Dakota concludes that spending 10 percent of the state’s budget surplus and $350,000 per month to pump water uphill is not a wise decision.
By Cory Christofferson , June 12, 2011
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