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<br />Highway 81 Culverts <br /> <br />City of Fargo <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The 2nd Street North area between 28th Avenue North and Forest Avenue is an old <br />drainage swale. This swale was substantially filled prior to development in the area, <br />however, the area remains between 2' to 4' below the surrounding property. Trunk <br />storm sewers are located on both 2nd Street and Forest Avenue, collecting runoff from <br />surrounding higher ground. during intense rainfall, the storm sewer fills up and <br />floods the low lying area along the trunk storm line, Extensive overland flooding has <br />occurred in the past. Flooding levels build up and enter homes through exterior open- <br />ings in basements and first floors, <br /> <br />PROJECT <br /> <br />The project consisted of installing a separate storm sewer system in the low lying area <br />prone to flooding and isolating the new storm system from the existing storm sewers <br />in the area with backup flap gates, lift station and manhole sealing. Flow from the odd <br />storm sewer system can no longer spill out flooding the low area. Runoff from the low <br />area is collected in the new storm sewers and pumped out of the area into the existing <br />sewer system. <br /> <br />BENEFITS <br /> <br />Since completion in early 1996, the area has endured four intense rain storms that <br />would have previously resulted in significant surface water flooding, The project has <br />operated as intended to prevent street end property flooding saving an estimated <br />$400,000 in flood damages the past three summers. <br /> <br />PROJECT COST <br />$507,000 <br /> <br />FUNDING SOURCES <br />FEMA- HMGP <br />North Dakota <br />CDBG <br />Local <br />