Lisbon, North Dakota • 701-683-4128
Roads Closed-
CITY OF COGSWELL
Entrance into the City of Cogswell should be on ND State Hwy 11 turn north on 7th AV (This is on
the west side of the Ball Diamonds off the Hwy). All Roads are suffering damage-only necessary traffic is being encouraged in the community. Heavy truck traffic should make contact with the point of delivery for best possible solutions to service the community.
(Editor’s note: The following is excerpts from the email that went to Robin Finegan from Mayor Jim Thernes, used with permission:)
Following are citations from the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Stafford Act) and Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR), which address the eligibility of immediate threats that can reasonably be expected to occur within a five year period.
Title IV, Section 403 (a) (3) (I) of the Stafford Act, establish that, “(a) In general – Federal agencies may on the direction of the President, provide assistance essential to meeting immediate threats to life and property resulting from a major disaster, as follows: (emphasis added).
(3) Work and services to save lives and protect property – Performing on public or private lands or waters any work or services essential to saving lives and protecting and preserving property or public health and safety, including a** (emphasis added).
(I) reduction of immediate threats to life, property, and public health and safety” (emphasis added).
Please note that the Stafford Act does not define an immediate threat. However, an immediate threat is defined in 44 CFR AS: 206.221 (c) under Definitions, “Immediate threat means the threat of additional damage or destruction from an event which can reasonably be expected to occur within five years” (emphasis added).
It must be assumed that the “immediate threat” defined in the 44 CFR is the same as the “immediate threat” cited in the Stafford Act. Hence, the regulations and the Stafford Act support essential work and services necessary to reduce immediate threats which can reasonably be expected to occur within five years.
Further, 44 CFR AS: 206.225 Emergency work, establishes that, “(a) General. (1) Emergency protective measures to save lives, to protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property are eligible.
(2) In determining whether emergency work is required, the Regional Administrator may require certification by local State, and/or Federal officials that a threat exists, including identification and evaluation of the threat and recommendations of the emergency work necessary to cope with the threat.
(3) In order to be eligible, emergency protective measures must:
(i) Eliminate or lessen immediate threats to live, public health or safety; or
(ii) Eliminate or lessen immediate threats of significant additional damage to improved public or private property through measures which are cost effective” (emphasis added).
The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services has set up a hotline for North Dakota citizens who have sustained damage to private residences because of this spring’s flooding. The purpose of the hotline is to find out the scale of flood damaged homes within the state.
The call center number is toll free: 1-877-212-0316. Hotline hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Callers will be directed through a series of simple questions. The call should only take a few minutes. Those impacted will also be referred to volunteer agencies that are providing assistance if necessary.
Ransom County Emergency Manager encourages people to call the hotline if they have received any kind of water damage, either in their basements or on the main level of their homes, due to either river or overland flooding.
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Local law enforcement are asking residents to stay off the levees and dikes.
“You have no idea if the levee has erosion underneath,” said Chief Jeanette Persons. “If you walk on the levees in weakened condition it could give way.”
Also a concern is driving motorized vehicles or riding bicycles on the dikes and levees.
“It just isn’t safe,” said Persons. Read the rest of this entry »
Roads Closed-
CITY OF COGSWELL
Entrance into the City of Cogswell should be on ND State Hwy 11 turn north on 7th AV (This is on
the west side of the Ball Diamonds off the Hwy). All Roads are suffering damage-only necessary traffic is being encouraged in the community. Heavy truck traffic should make contact with the point of delivery for best possible solutions to service the community.
The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services has set up a hotline for North Dakota citizens who have sustained damage to private residences because of this spring’s flooding. The purpose of the hotline is to find out the scale of flood damaged homes within the state.
The call center number is toll free: 1-877-212-0316. Hotline hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Callers will be directed through a series of simple questions. The call should only take a few minutes. Those impacted will also be referred to volunteer agencies that are providing assistance if necessary.
Ransom County Emergency Manager encourages people to call the hotline if they have received any kind of water damage, either in their basements or on the main level of their homes, due to either river or overland flooding.
The sanitary system is being compromised by people flushing items down the toilets that should not be flushed, even if the package says they are flushable.
Flush only human waste and toilet paper down the toilet.
The system is being over taxed due to items such as shop rags, bleach wipes, diaper wipes, hand wipes, diapers, q-tips, paper towels, Kleenex, sanitary napkins and tampons. These items get caught on the pump screens and have to be removed by hand. The system will fail and cause sewer backup if everyone is not vigilant in protecting the system.
If you need to be rescued from your isolated home please call 701-297-6000
They will ask for:
Name
Address
Number of people and pets needing to be rescued
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
The contractors are on their way back to Lisbon to raise the dikes another two feet in Lisbon.
The Army Corps of Engineers raised the predicted crest based on new outflows from Bald Hill Dam. Lake Ashtebulah is at its maximum level requiring the Corps to release 7,500 cfs (cubic feet per second) which will raise the river level in Lisbon to 22 ft. The record level in 2009 was 22.86 ft.
The outflows of 7,500 cfs is more than was released any time in 2009. The corps-managed dam plans to bring the pool level at Lake Ashtabula to its maximum level, 1,271 feet above sea level.
The contractors, Dakota Underground, West Fargo will need to add two feet to the current level on the dikes they just finished raising Thursday, April 14.
It is not yet known what the snow fall on Friday, April 15 will add to the river levels. By 7 a.m. Bald Hill Dam had received two inches of snow with 15 hundredths of an inch of moisture content. The winter storm warning is expected to continue until 9 p.m. Friday, April 15 with predicted amounts of up to 8 inches of snow for the area.
As the flooding runs thru this county, situations will change constantly, it is up to the individual to always be alert and travel with extreme caution on all rural road systems at this time and travel only when absolutely necessary.
Roads Closed: Read the rest of this entry »
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