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AGDAILYMar 13, 2026

North Dakota diversion project dials up the discord in Missouri River Basin states

Senator John Hoeven introduced legislation to add $404 million in funding for the North Dakota water diversion project.

North Dakota diversion project dials up the discord in Missouri River Basin states
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Missouri and North Dakota are locked in a decades-old dispute over Missouri River water rights as a new $50 million federal appropriation for a North Dakota diversion project fuels concerns about downstream navigation and agricultural transport.

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