The primary function of the Water Commission is to review and consider cost-share requests from project sponsors seeking financial assistance from the Department of Water Resources. The Commission may also provide for the issuance of bonds as allowed by statute.
The Water Commission consists of the Governor as chairman, the Commissioner of Agriculture as an ex-officio member, and eight members who are appointed by the Governor to serve terms of six years each. The terms of office for appointees are arranged such that two terms and not more than three terms shall expire on the first day of July of each odd numbered year.
Water Commissioners are appointed in each of the eight major drainage basins. Commission members are listed below, along with term expirations and contact information. A map showing the elected commission members in each basin.
Chairman
Governor Kelly Armstrong
Governor of North Dakota
(701) 328-2200
Term Expires: 12/15/2028
Commissioner
Doug Goehring
Department of Agriculture
(701) 328-4754
Term Expires: 12/31/2026
Commissioner
James Odermann
Little Missouri, Upper Heart, & Upper Cannonball River Basins
E-mail
(701) 575-4767
Term Expires: 6/30/2031
