DEVILS LAKE FLOOD
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: Expect lots of water downstream from DL 
In other words, if the Tolna Coulee has eroded down to an elevation of 1,446 feet above mean sea level by then, all of the water in Devils Lake above that elevation will forever flow through the coulee and into the Sheyenne River.
By Richard Betting , July 28, 2012
Even after dry winter, Devils Lake continues to fight ‘stubborn flood’
Local officials and North Dakota's congressional delegation met Wednesday for a Senate Budget Committee field hearing to discuss past help from the federal government and outline "new tools" in the 19-year-old flood fight.
By Kevin Bonham , April 04, 2012
Massive Devils Lake projects stay on schedule
Crews spent the past week erecting giant utility poles along county and township roads to provide electricity to two massive construction projects under way in the Devils Lake Basin — the $80 million to $90 million East Devils Lake Outlet and the $9 million Tolna Coulee Control Structure.
By Kevin Bonham , March 16, 2012
Ed Schmid, Jr., Minnewaukan, N.D., letter: Gravity will find a way at Devils Lake
There is no easy answer to the plague that we have in the center of the state, the nightmare we have to deal with every single day.
By Ed Schmid, Jr. , February 16, 2012
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: Plan spells catastrophe for Sheyenne valley
The Corps plan endangers the entire Sheyenne River valley downstream of Devils Lake.
By Richard Betting , February 11, 2012
Crews testing whether site is right for Stump Lake outlet
The North Dakota State Water Commission took the first physical steps Thursday toward building a gravity-flow outlet from Stump Lake to the Tolna Coulee in another effort to provide some flood relief to the chronically flooding Devils Lake Basin.
By Kevin Bonham , February 09, 2012
Valley City groups wants state to slow down on Devils Lake outlet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the North Dakota State Water Commission should delay operation this spring of the Devils Lake East End outlet until they more thoroughly examine erosion issues, two Valley City, N.D., groups said recently.
By Kevin Bonham , February 06, 2012
View Section 2 of Living With Water series
By Forum Communications , February 05, 2012
"Boil-water" order continues for Minnewaukan
The community of Minnewaukan, N.D., remains under a “boil-water” order after a water line broke last week. The order likely will remain until at least Wednesday, according to Allan Nord, fire chief and City Council member.
By Kevin Bonham , January 30, 2012
National Weather Service: 20% chance Devils Lake will reach record level this summer
First 2012 outlook for disaster-stricken Minot shows low riskForecasters say the dry fall and early winter has allowed Devils Lake to fall about a foot from last summer's level.
By Associated Press , January 26, 2012
CHURCHS FERRY: To be or not to be - a city
Threatened with flooding, Churchs Ferry votes on whether to dissolveResidents of Churchs Ferry, N.D., will decide Tuesday whether or not to dissolve the flood-threatened city in Ramsey County. The election was prompted by a petition signed this past fall by four of the community’s nine voting-age residents. Polls will be open from noon to 7 p.m.
By Kevin Bonham , January 09, 2012
N.D. getting $276 million from feds for rebuilding flood-damage highways at Devils Lake, elsewhere
More than $89 million will be available for the Devils Lake Basin. That money, plus more than $10 million allocated this fall, pushes the basin to its new $100 million annual federal highway funding cap. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
By Kevin Bonham , January 05, 2012
DEVILS LAKE ROAD WORK: Legislative language leads to limits
Basin must be considered 'closed' in order to avoid road repair funding capA federal funding bill that limits highway appropriations to the chronically flooded Devils Lake Basin to $100 million annually could delay the completion of major highway construction projects or postpone other road projects.
By Kevin Bonham , December 29, 2011
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., column: Expect four, count ’em, four outlets for DL
Can the State Water Commission build such projects without lowering water quality standards and increasing downstream flooding?
By Richard Betting , December 24, 2011
$10 million fed grant adds to Churchs Ferry railroad rebuild funding
North Dakota is $10 million closer to securing funding for a nearly $100 million project to rebuild a flood-damaged, 17-mile span of railroad track and two bridges near Churchs Ferry, N.D. However, it remains more than $20 million short.
By Kevin Bonham , December 13, 2011
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