PROJECT OVERVIEW
Pump Station 186 is located at 2369 11th Ave South in Grand Forks, ND. Due to severe localized flooding in previous years, a study was conducted in 2020 to determine what was causing this flooding and what could be done to minimize it. It was determined that this area of town could benefit from increased stormwater pumping capacity. The storm station (Pump Station 188) directly adjacent to this area had too small a lot to build a bigger station; however, the city was able to find a nearby lot to build a new pump station to help with this area’s stormwater flow.
This project includes the installation of Pump Station 186, updates to Pump Station 188, and 2 additional pumps in Pump Station 182 at the southeast corner of S 20th Street and 11th Avenue S. To accommodate the additional flow from the new station and the additional pumps at Pump Station 182, a second stormwater forcemain is being installed in the south berm of 11th Ave South. This will cross Columbia Road and tie in to a much larger stormwater line on the west side of Columbia Road.
PROJECT STATUS
(updates to the project will be provided here. Last update: 04/30/2025)
Currently, Pump Station 186 has all of the underground structure installed. The precast building should be erected in the first week of May. The new pumps should also be delivered during the beginning of May. After the structure is erected, the electricians will begin installing all of the electrical devices in the building.
The forcemain contractor is working on relocation a few existing utilities that are in the way while they are awaiting delivery of the pipe. They are expecting to see delivery of the pipe in the beginning of May and will start at the west of the project, near Columbia Road.
Project is expected to last till the end of September.
