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Matejcek Dam Rehabilitation

Sponsor: Walsh County Water Resource District

PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL WATERSHED PLAN-EA

MIDDLE SOUTH FOREST RIVER WATERSHED DAM #1 (MATECJEK DAM)

The purpose of the project is to bring Middle South Forest River Watershed Dam No. 1 (Matecjek Dam) into compliance with current NRCS and North Dakota Department of Water Resources dam performance, design, and safety standards. The need for the project is to improve dam safety to minimize risk for downstream residents, to mitigate flooding issues for the area downstream of the dam, and to provide recreation opportunities at the dam site in the future.

Matejcek Dam Rehabilitation

Current Status

The watershed rehabilitation planning process is underway.  An initial public scoping meeting was held July 29, 2019. Currently NRCS and Houston Engineering are developing the preliminary Draft-EA and anticipate submitting to the National Water Management Center for review in 2023. Following edits, the revised plan will be submitted to NRCS National Headquarters for review. After the Draft Plan-EA is completed a public meeting, formal public comment period, and final agency and tribal consultations will be conducted.