Michael Conner, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, speaks during a dedication ceremony in Fargo, North Dakota, Oct. 27. Conner joined Sen. John Hoeven, (ND); members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District; Metro Flood Diversion Authority; city of Fargo; and city of Moorhead, Minnesota, to commemorate the completion of the Diversion Inlet Structure, the first major federal component of the flood diversion project, that will reduce flood risks to nearly 260,000 citizens within the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Area and 70 square miles of infrastructure.