NORTH BRANCH PARK RIVER WATERSHED PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

A  public meeting will be held in person and virtually on February 23, 2023, for the North Branch Park River Watershed Plan sponsored jointly by the Pembina County and Walsh County Water Resource Districts.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide a planning update and to seek additional public input on the project scope for the plan’s Environmental Impact Statement.   This meeting is the third in a series of public scoping meetings including ones held in 2014 and 2016.  Public input was used in formulating plan alternatives to address the flood damages to cropland, roads, and buildings, including the community of Crystal, ND.  The project also addresses water quality concerns in the watershed. The proposed improvements would be partially funded by NRCS through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (Public Law 83-566). Further opportunities to comment on the Draft Watershed Plan - EIS will be advertised on the Federal Register and in local newspaper public notices in the upcoming weeks.

You are invited to attend a public meeting to provide input on this project:

Date: February 23, 2023

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Farmers Room
Pembina County Courthouse
301 Dakota St W
Cavalier, ND 58220

The meeting may also be accessed virtually: Go to https://www.pembinacountynd.gov/county/departments/water-resource-district/  
for a Teams meeting or phone link.

A recording of the meeting will be available afterward at the website listed below.

Draft plan documents are available at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/north-dakota/watershed-operations-north-dakota-nrcs
 

Comments may be sent to:

Christi Fisher, ND NRCS State Conservation Engineer
christi.fisher@usda.gov, 220 E Rosser Ave.
PO Box 1458
Bismarck, ND 58502-1458