Schaefer appeals to N.D. Supreme Court

The Rosefield Dam case is headed for the N.D. Supreme Court. Monty Schaefer, a Barlow area farmer, filed an appeal on March 8 after Southeast District Judge Cherie Clark affirmed the Eddy County Water Resource District’s (ECWRD) decision to remove the Rosefield Dam and spillway, which is located on Schaefer’s property, on Jan. 3.

 Schaefer has spent over five years fighting for the right to retain...