FARGO — The Fargo Water Reclamation Facility asked residents to ensure their sump pump lines are properly connected for the spring season. From March 31 to Oct. 1, residential sump pumps should ...

Mar. 29—NEW LONDON — In 2004, the city began sending letters to residents asking them to disconnect any illegal sump pump connections out of concerns that discharge from such hook-ups could ...

Two decades ago, New London used $20,000 in grant money to convince 99 residents to reverse their illegal sump pump connections in an attempt to stop line backups and flooding.

Homeowners might not have improperly connected the sump pumps themselves. The illegal connections might have been made by a previous owner or when the home was built.

About 178,000 gallons of sewage was not treated by Aberdeen’s wastewater treatment plant during Tropical Storm Isaias due to the surge of water making its way into the system, coupled with re… ...

Officials emphasized that this regulation applies to the entire metro area. That means residents of areas such as Horace and Harwood are expected to move their pumps.

From March 31 to Oct. 1, residential sump pumps should drain into the city's storm sewer system, the facility said. Sump pump connections should be directly to a main storm sewer line, directly on ...