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Educational Campaigns

The DWR publishes various digital educational campaigns aimed to provide information on North Dakota’s water resources, the agency’s initiatives, and other updates. Our current campaign is titled The Watershed Thread, a 3-part series that explains the importance and impact of watersheds. You can read our past educational campaigns, or sign up to receive further campaigns

The Current - December

The Current is a quarterly Department of Water Resources newsletter that provides the latest agency-specific information concerning water development, regulatory and appropriation efforts, water education, policy changes, Water Commission meeting highlights, and much more. We hope you find the content interesting, useful, and insightful.

December - The Current

Join Our Team! - Career Opportunities

Join Our Team

The DWR has a variety of exciting job openings. Please review the job links below and consider submitting an application!

Regulatory Water Resource Engineer I or II

Driller Assistant - Subsurface Exploration

Request For Qualifications (RFQ): Engineering Services For DWR Dam Safety Program

The North Dakota Department of Water Resources (DWR) is soliciting submissions of qualifications from engineering firms desiring to provide professional services to the DWR’s dam safety program. The chosen engineering firm is required to provide engineering services related to hydrologic analyses and evaluation of the spillway capacity of dams in North Dakota. The deadline for submittal is January 24, 2025, 5:00 pm Central Standard Time.

RFQ 2025 Dam Safety

Confirmation Of Willingness To Sign

Contract Template For Engineering Service

Water & Construction Permit Application Status Page

DWR has launched a Water Permit and Construction Permit Status webpage. The purpose of this new tool is to 1) allow water permit applicants to look up the permits for which they’ve applied, and to see where those permits are in relation to priority with other permits, and 2) for construction permit applicants to quickly find their permit application, view its status, and review other associated information. The application status webpage was created for greater public transparency to the DWR water appropriation and construction permitting processes.

Water & Construction Permit Application Status Page