August 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Now that the Stump Lake gravity outlet proposal essentially has been scrapped, some Devils Lake Basin officials want to find out what it would take to obtain a drain permit to use the recently completed Tolna Coulee Control Structure as a gravity-flow outlet for the flooded Devils Lake Basin. Continue Reading
July 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The North Dakota state engineer has affirmed the state’s permit to operate the new Devils Lake East End Outlet. Todd Sando, in a memo to the State Water Commission, said the state has met or will meet all requirements in the operation of the new outlet, which will drain a maximum of 350 cubic feet of water per second from East Devils Lake. Continue Reading
by WDAZ
July 19, 2012 in WDAZ
DEVILS LAKE, ND (WDAZ-TV) – On Thursday, a control structure designed to prevent catastrophic flooding was dedicated in the Lake Region.
The Army Corps of Engineers was on hand to celebrate the dedication of the Tolna Coulee control. Continue Reading
by WDAZ
May 24, 2012 in WDAZ
DEVILS LAKE, ND (WDAZ-TV) – The Corps of Engineers has finished work on a control structure on the Tolna Coulee. The $9 million project is designed to keep flood waters from damaging communities downstream. Continue Reading
by WDAZ
March 28, 2012 in WDAZ
(WDAZ-TV) – Crews were tearing out roads in Nelson County on Wednesday to install culverts as part of the Tolna Coulee. That construction will hopefully relieve some flooding issues, but is getting in the way of everyday life for rural residents. Continue Reading
March 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
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. Continue Reading
January 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on its proposed operating plan for the Tolna Coulee Advance Measures control structure being built in Nelson County, N.D. The document will be used by the project’s non-federal sponsor, the North Dakota State Water Commission, to operate the structure. Continue Reading
October 13, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The Devils Lake City Commission’s unanimous vote reverses the city’s opposition to a control structure, which city leaders have called a dam that would provide relief to people downstream but would further exacerbate flooding problems in the Upper Devils Lake Basin. Continue Reading
by WDAZ
September 13, 2011 in WDAZ
DEVILS LAKE (WDAZ-TV) – The Army Corps of Engineers opened bids Tuesday for the control structure at the Tolna Coulee and the city of Devils Lake continues to fight the state water commission to re-gain control of the land the structure will be built on. Continue Reading
by WDAZ
September 12, 2011 in WDAZ
DEVILS LAKE, ND (WDAZ-TV) – City officials are taking a stand against the state water commission.
Devils Lake officials are challenging the state’s right to seize city-owned land at the Tolna Coulee through a process called “Quick Take.” Continue Reading
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