The Water Commission and Office of the State Engineer’s 2019-2021 Strategic Plan was completed with a refocused approach. Within this document, you will find newly established goals and strategic initiatives, which together, provide a targeted approach to high-quality delivery of services. In addition, the agency’s key projects and programs are outlined, along with defined tasks and actions required to achieve desired outcomes. The 2019-2021 Strategic Plan is available for download here.
The 2019 Water Development Plan is the result of nearly a year’s worth of Water Commission coordination with project sponsors from across the state to understand and identify future projects and their associated financial needs. Included in this document is a comprehensive inventory of water projects throughout North Dakota that could come forward for new or additional cost-share in future biennia. In addition, emphasis was placed on 10- and 20-year forecasts for water development needs in North Dakota. The 2019 Water Development Plan is available for download here.
Water Resource Engineer I (Non-State Employee)
Water Resource Engineer I (State Employee)
Water Resource Program Administrator I (Non-State Employee)
Water Resource Program Administrator I (State Employee)
Accounting Manager II (Non-State Employee)
Accounting Manager II (State Employee)
Hydrologist II (Non-State Employee)
Hydrologist II (State Employee)
Survey Technician Temporary (May through August) (Non-State Employee)
Survey Technician Temporary (May through August) (State Employee)
The study’s purpose is to develop more representative probable maximum precipitation (PMP) estimates for use when evaluating flood safety, assessing flood risk, and calibrating event-specific hydrological models. The current PMP dataset covering North Dakota was derived in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the Hydrometeorological Reports (HMRs) completed by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. However, since the completion of the HMRs, North Dakota has experienced a wet-cycle that was not prevalent during the climate record used in previous studies.
Proposals are due by March 15, 2019, 5:00 PM CST
The Current is a quarterly Water Commission and Office of the State Engineer newsletter that provides the latest agency-specific information concerning water development, regulatory and appropriation efforts, water education, policy changes, Commission meeting highlights, and much more.
We hope you find the content useful and helpful.
April 9, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Basement Conference Room, State Water Commission, 900 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
June 13, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Brynhild Haugland Room, Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
August 8, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Brynhild Haugland Room, Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
October 10, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Brynhild Haugland Room, Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
December 6, 2019 / 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck
Please visit meeting information for a full list of upcoming commission meetings. For information, please contact Cheryl Fitzgerald at the Water Commission (701) 328-4940 or by e-mail.
March 14, 2019
July 11, 2019
September 12, 2019
November 7, 2019
Please visit subcommittee meeting information for a full list of upcoming subcommittee meetings. For information, please contact Cheryl Fitzgerald at the Water Commission (701) 328-4940 or by e-mail.
NDAC, Section 89-11 provides the State Water Commission the ability to provide cost-share assistance to livestock producers with water supply shortages caused by drought.
Eligible livestock producers in drought proclamation counties may qualify for up to $3,500 in cost-share assistance, for up to three projects, on the following items:
The following counties are eligible to receive cost-share assistance at this time: Adams, Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Golden Valley, Grand Forks, Grant, Griggs, Hettinger, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Nelson, Oliver, Pierce, Ramsey, Ransom, Renville, Sargent, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Steele, Stutsman, Walsh, Ward, Wells, and Williams.
For more information, please visit Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply Project Assistance Program.
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