VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP Aug 18, 2012) Water restrictions were lifted for Valley City residents.

Officials say Valley City is no longer pumping raw sewage into the Sheyenne River after a master lift station plug was broken during maintenance.

The sewage flow into the river was halted late Friday afternoon.

City officials say the master lift station holds all of the city’s sewage and pumps it into the sewage lagoon.

 During routine maintenance the plug to the master lift drain failed and inundated the station.

Officials estimate sewage was pumped into the river for about 30 hours before the problem was fixed on Friday.

Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven says the cause of the master lift station break-down is a major concern and will be investigated.

 Something in the system failed and it shouldn’t happen again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 17, 2012) — Valley City officials hope to have repairs completed to the city’s Master Sewage Lift station by Saturday. (Aug 18, 2012).

However Valley City residents on Friday are still be asked limit water usage until the repairs are made.

Mayor Bob Werkhoven says residents downstream should not use the Sheyenne River being raw sewage is being pumped into it.

Residents are being asked to limit showering, doing laundry and flushing toilets until further notice.

The water is safe to drink.

An equipment failure at the master lift station occurred shortly midnight, Thursday, during maintenance, filling up the lift station with close to 30 feet of sewage.

A backup system was put on line within just a couple hours.

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Previously reported

VALLEY CITY WATER USE RESTRICTION TFN

Valley City, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 16, 2012)  Valley City officials are  ordering Valley City residents to limit water usage until further notice, while repairs are being made to the Master Sewage Lift Station.

Water is safe for drinking.

Mayor Bob Werkhoven  urges residents to refrain from using water for such purposes as showering, laundry, dish washing and flushing of toilets until further notice.

He says  residents downstream should not use the Sheyenne River, as the raw sewage is being pumped into the river, through a temporary pipe.

Valley City officials  are estimating the repair should completed by Monday.

 An equipment failure at the master lift station occurred shortly midnight, Thursday, during maintenance,  filling up the lift station with close to 30 feet of  sewage.

 A backup system was put on line within just a couple hours.