Judge: Army Corps Should Be Brought Back In Red River Diversion Lawsuit
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should be brought back as a defendant in a lawsuit to explain its actions on a Red River diversion project around the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area.
The suit was filed in 2013 by a group of upstream opponents who believe there's a better alternative than the $2.1 billion project that would flood land south of the Fargo-Moorhead area during times of serious flooding.
U.S. District Judge John Tunheim ruled last year that the corps couldn't be sued in the case, which diversion supporters have cited to back their plans to start construction — even though the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources denied a permit for the project.
It's unclear what affect Tunheim's new order will have on construction plans.
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