SheyenneRiverFlood1Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota State Water Commission has authorized cost-share grants for the first phases of the Valley City and Lisbon permanent flood control projects approved on May 30, 2014.

The State Water Commission says both cities were approved to receive 80% of their eligible project costs in grant funding. The balance of the projects costs are eligible for loans from the State Water Commission.

The State Water Commission will allocate funds appropriated in the 2013-2015 biennium, with the total amount of grant and loan funding approved at $12,540,294 for Valley City and $1,775,000 for the Lisbon.

The Valley City flood protection plan uses a combination of permanent structures, clay levees, concrete flood walls, and removable flood wall closures as protection from future flood waters.

Lisbon’s proposed plan is to install a clay levee through an area on the northwest side of the city.