About the Authority

The communities of Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN, along with Cass County, ND, Clay County, MN, the Cass County Joint Water Resources District, and the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District, have signed a joint powers agreement that forms a Flood Diversion Board of Authority. The purpose is to build and operate a flood diversion channel along the Red River of the North to reduce the flood risk of the stakeholder communities and counties. The Diversion Authority and its members worked with the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the FM Metro Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study to develop the flood diversion channel project.

The Diversion Authority is led by nine board members from the stakeholder entities.

Flood Diversion Board of Authority Members

Darrell Vanyo, Chairman – Cass County Commissioner       
Dennis Walaker – Mayor, City of Fargo       
Tim Mahoney – Fargo City Commissioner    
Brad Wimmer – Fargo City Commissioner   
Nancy Otto – Moorhead City Councilwoman          
Ken Pawluk – Cass County Commissioner 
Kevin Campbell – Clay County Commissioner         
Mike Thorstad – West Fargo City Commissioner     
Rodger Olson – Joint Water Resource District Manager

Flood Diversion Board of Authority
Box 2806
211 Ninth Street South
Fargo, ND  58108

Limited Joint Powers Agreement

Bylaws

Land Management Committee Members

Rodger Olson – Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager

Pat Zavoral – Fargo City Administrator

Darrell Vanyo – Cass County Commissioner

Dennis Walaker – Fargo Mayor

Jon Evert – Clay County Commissioner

Dave Overbo – Clay County Engineer

Mark Bittner – Fargo City Engineer

April Walker – Fargo City Engineer (Alternate)

Bob Zimmerman – Moorhead City Engineer

Brian Berg – Clay County Administrator
Gerald Van Amburg – Buffalo-Red River Watershed District (Ex-Officio Member)

Jim Nyhof – Oxbow Mayor

Keith Berndt – Cass County Administrator

Mark Voxland – Moorhead Mayor

Michael Redlinger – Moorhead City Manager

Public Outreach Committee Members

Rodger Olson, Chairman – Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager

Brad Wimmer – Fargo City Commissioner

Kevin Campbell – Clay County Commissioner

Ken Pawluk – Cass County Commissioner

Mike Thorstad – West Fargo City Commissioner

Brenda Elmer – Moorhead City Commissioner

Gerald Van Amburg – Buffalo-Red River Watershed District – Ex-Officio Member

Finance Committee

Keith Berndt – Cass County Administrator

Pat Zavoral – Fargo City Administrator

Mike Montplaisir – Cass County Auditor

Darrell Vanyo – Cass County Commissioner

Brad Wimmer – Fargo City Commissioner

Kent Costin – City of Fargo Finance Director

Wanda Wagner – City of Moorhead Finance Director

Mark Brodshaug – Southeast Water Resource District Manager

Lori Johnson – Clay County Auditor

Nancy Otto – Moorhead City Councilwoman