Residents are encouraged to monitor River levels by going to the Burleigh County website: burleighco.com and going to the “Flood” section under “Emergency Management”. Residents will also be able to sign up for a WaterAlert service from the US Geological Survey which sends an email or text message when parameters exceed the user-defined thresholds.

Local officials have been studying the River, and it has been determined that ice has jammed near Schmidt Bottoms and is restricting the flow of water. The rise in the River has slowed, and a local request has been submitted for the Corps of Engineers to decrease releases.

Burleigh County has supplied a self-fill sandbag site at Shoreline Circle (off of Langer Lane) for residents to utilize. Please bring shovels and gloves.

Bismarck residents may have noticed an increase in water levels in the storm water ditch in South Bismarck. “Bismarck officials and public works crews are monitoring the storm water ditch and Missouri River levels and making preparations to plug the storm water drainage ditch if that becomes necessary,” said Keith Demke, Bismarck Utility Operations. “Crews are on standby to take action should the need arise and the situation will continue to be monitored,” said Demke. New information and updates will be provided at www.bismarck.org and through local media.

For further information contact the Public Works Department at 355-1700 or visit www.bismarck.org

The affected area is south of Bismarck Expressway between Washington Street and Airport Road. Residents in the affected area are asked to delay dishwashing, showers, baths, and laundry if possible until further notification that the repair is completed.

Some sewage has been temporarily discharged to the South Bismarck storm water channel as a result of this problem. Residents should avoid contact with the water in the drainage ditch until it has been cleaned up.

For more information call Public Works Utility Services at 355-1700 during regular business hours 8 am to 5:00 p.m.

For more information please visit www.bismarck.org

The three sandbag collection sites are open through October 31st. Site locations are:

- The southwest corner of Burleigh Ave and South Washington Street
- Fairgrounds – northeast of the race track
- Misty Waters Subdivision – Carefree Drive between Deerwood Lane and Tranquil Circle

October 31st is also the last day that Burleigh County will pay the tipping fees for flood-related debris at the landfill.

Please refer to the Burleigh County website http://burleighco.com for maps and additional information.

The Cottonwood Complex sandbag disposal site is closed.

Burleigh County’s three sandbag collection sites will be open through October 31.
- The southwest corner of Burleigh Ave and South Washington Street
- Fairgrounds – northeast of the race track
- Misty Waters Subdivision – Carefree Drive between Deerwood Lane and Tranquil Circle

For more information visit www.bismarck.org

- Zone F (Fox Island/Meadowview/Mills/Timberlane/Wooded Acres area),
Open Monday, October 17th-31st
- Zone G (Glenwood/Lindteigen’s/Secluded Acres/Spiritwood/Three Bears area)
Open Monday, September 26th-October 17th

Burleigh County’s three sandbag collection sites will be open through October 31st
- The southwest corner of Burleigh Ave and South Washington Street
- Fairgrounds – northeast of the race track
- Misty Waters Subdivision – Carefree Drive between Deerwood Lane and Tranquil Circle

Sandbags must be stacked on the road without pallets, no more than 4’ from the edge of the road next to homeowner’s property. Sandbags must be on the road—not in the ditch. Neighbors are encouraged to work together to ensure that traffic and emergency vehicles have access through the streets at all times. Only sand and sandbags may be placed on the road side in opened zones. No other materials will be accepted.

Please refer to the Burleigh County website http://burleighco.com for maps and additional information.

The remaining HESCO wall north to Expressway will have the top four feet of barrier removed, but the bottom four feet will remain until next spring. This is to help mitigate any ice jam potential next spring and prevent the water from flowing across Riverwood Drive like it did in 2009.

The plug on Riverwood Drive at the Pier has been removed; the clay levee in the parking lot at Sertoma Park, next to shelter 10 and the Horseshoe courts and volleyball area will be removed by October 30. The remaining levee south of the parking lot, behind the Zoo to Expressway will remain.

Change orders approved by the city commission October 11, are as follows:
1. Insert a culvert with a flap gate under levee segment D between Washington Street and Riverwood Drive to allow for fall and spring runoff to drain under the levee from Riverwood Golf course, and from the storm water system that drains the area west of Washington Street.
2. Remove the clay levee material left behind at the South Bay development landscape area where the Waste Water Treatment Plant levee crossed to the south side of Burleigh Ave. This will be reseeded with grass.
3. Remove the clay levee next to Solheim School, from Washington Street west to the point where the grade drops behind the homes on Munich Drive. This material will be used to fill the borrow site (a site used to borrow clay) at Solheim School.
4. Remove the HESCO barriers on the north side of Tatley Meadows mobile home park adjacent to the drainage channel.

“Sandbag removal operations are moving along very well. We have moved up the collection dates and are operating in the final zones for collection,” said Heintz. “Sandbag collection will continue through October 22, with our efforts focused during the last week of collection on any remaining sandbags that are being disposed of for street collection,” continued Heintz. For more information visit www.bismarck.org. To view a map of the levees visit http://bismarck.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=4138

- Residents are asked NOT to place sandbags in the street until it is marked with cones. Cones are expected to be in place by September 28.

- SCHOOL ZONES – Collection hours will be when schools are closed (late in the day or on weekends). DO NOT place sandbags on the school side of the street, in the school zone area.

- DO NOT place sandbags next to the curb.
To avoid street flooding during heavy rain events, place sandbags a minimum of 18 inches away from the curb and no further than 10 feet from the curb with a maximum height of three (3) feet.

- DO NOT place plastic sheeting, wood pallets, sheet rock, etc. on the street as it will not be collected.

- DO NOT block storm water inlets, fire hydrants, or mail boxes. Keep curb and gutters clear to allow storm water to reach the inlets.

- Sand from broken sandbags may be placed in the street for collection. Place the sand a minimum of 18 inches away from the curb and no further than 10 feet from the curb with a maximum height of three (3) feet (see attached diagram).

- NO street parking will be allowed once the cones are placed in the sandbag collection area. Vehicles parked in no parking areas will be towed.

- A flag person will be posted at each work area for control of pedestrian and vehicular traffic during collection.

For more information visit www.bismarck.org

- Zone G (Glenwood/Lindteigen’s/Secluded Acres/Spiritwood/Three Bears area)
Open Monday, September 26th-October 17th

- Zone J (Hester/Meledee/Briardale/Sunshine/Raymar area)
Open Monday, September 19th-October 3rd

- Zone I (Falconer Estates/Ridgeview Acres/Sibley Island Estates area)
Open Monday, September 12th-26th

- Zone A (149th Avenue/Sundown Acres/Missouri Forest Subdivisions area)
- Zone B (Hogue Island/Island Park Estates/Riverside/Valcor area)
- Zone C (Olive Tree/Ponderosa/Sleeping Hollow)
- Zone D (Misty Waters/Burnt Creek Estates area)
- Zone E (Westwood on the River/Sandy River Estates area)
- Zone H (Imperial Valley area)
Above zones are closed

Sandbags must be stacked on the road without pallets, no more than 4’ from the edge of the road next to homeowner’s property. Sandbags must be on the road—not in the ditch. Neighbors are encouraged to work together to ensure that traffic and emergency vehicles have access through the streets at all times. Only sand and sandbags may be placed on the road side in opened zones. No other materials will be accepted.

Please refer to the Burleigh County website http://burleighco.com for maps and additional information.

Burleigh County continues to have three sandbag collection sites open:

- The southwest corner of Burleigh Ave and South Washington Street
- Fairgrounds – northeast of the race track
- Misty Waters Subdivision – Carefree Drive between Deerwood Lane and Tranquil Circle