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 it 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: 12/1/2025)
Currently, Pump Station 186 is nearing completion. Electricians are waiting for a part that should arrive in early December.
The project is stabilized for the winter. Work will continue at the storm stations till about Christmas time as crews work on programming and startup of the new equipment.
