North Dakota Drainage Project Worries South Dakota Farmers
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Farmers in northeastern South Dakota are worried about a drainage ditch project in southeastern North Dakota.
The project was approved in Dickey and Sargent counties two years ago to drain floodwaters into the James River. Construction is to begin this spring.
The American News reports some farmers already have dug private ditches to drain into the main channel.
Officials say project engineers factored that in. But farmers south of the border fear it could increase the amount of water they'll have to deal with. Brown County farmer Roger Schuller says those producers won't have any control over the water flow.
Dickey County farmer and project proponent Steve Hanson says it makes sense to channel excess water into a river rather than have it "all over the ground going everywhere."
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