The governments of Canada and Minnesota consider Devils Lake water an environmental threat, and they oppose the nearly complete outlet. It is intended to relieve flooding pressure by moving some lake water south to the Sheyenne River, a tributary of the north-flowing Red River. North Dakota maintains the project will not cause any harm.
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"The US EPA and US Geological Service have begun Superfund investigations of the extent of contamination in the Columbia River system from the lower reach of Lake Roosevelt up to the Canadian border. The largest source of pollution they have identified is the Trail smelter."<br />
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Tit for tat?<p>---<br>RickW