The Minnesota DNR today granted a Dam Safety and Public Waters Work Permit for the FM Area Diversion Project. For more information about the permit, visit the DNR's site.

“This decision by the DNR comes after more than year of hard work by so many individuals. We owe a debt of gratitude to Governor Dayton, and to Governor Burgum, for their leadership in bringing the different parties together and giving us a path forward that led to today’s decision,” said Board Chair Del Rae Williams, Mayor of Moorhead. “We know our work has really only just begun. It is up to the Diversion Authority to now review the permit conditions and begin on the next steps to implement the project, which includes working with the DNR and the upstream entities to resolve the ongoing litigation.” 

Read the full release here .