Photos courtesy of Courtney Archambeau
5:10 p.m. update: (Traill County, North Dakota) – The power is back on in Mayville and Portland – for all customers. Mayville s Mayor, Steve Bensen, tells WZFG/WDAY Radio News that the power was restored at 4:42 p.m. to all residents in the communities. Bensen calls the weekend s events an unfortunate situation, but says Xcel Energy s North Dakota Principal Manager Tony Grindberg called him to update him on the situation. Bensen says the temporary transformer was delivered to Mayville at around 3:30 a.m. He says there will likely be a point-in-time where a more permanent solution will need to be implemented.
9:45 p.m. update: (Traill County, North Dakota) An Xcel Energy spokesman tells WZFG/WDAY Radio News that areas of the City of Mayville, in Traill County, will likely be without power until sometime Sunday. Matt Lindstrom, spokesman for Xcel Energy, tells WZFG/WDAY Radio News that the cause of the outage was an equipment issue at the substation located in the area of 2nd Avenue Northeast. Approximately 450 customers were still without power, he said. To correct the issue, a temporary transformer will be installed; Lindstrom says that will not happen until sometime on Sunday. Traill County Assistant Emergency Manager Ben Gates tells WZFG/WDAY Radio News that an emergency medical-only shelter will be available on an as-needed basis at the Mayville Armory. Anyone needing access to the medical-only shelter is asked to call Sanford Mayville Medical Center at 701-788-3800 or Traill County Dispatch at 701-636-4510.
Photos courtesy of Courtney Archambeau Sunday 12:43 p.m. update: (Mayville, North Dakota) – With the Xcel Energy power outage, affecting the City of Mayville in Traill County, entering its first full day – after two partial days, residents and business owners alike are feeling the effects of the long power outage, which began at around 5 p.m. yesterday.At the Delchar Theater,
UPDATE 10:45 a.m. Saturday: (Traill County, ND) The power returned back on in Traill County early Saturday morning. The outage, which was first reported Friday at 7:38 p.m., returned at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. WZFG/WDAY Radio has learned, from Xcel Energy, that high winds in the region caused the outage and that the delay in the response was due to the
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City Of Mayville Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Mayville is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes both street and utility reconstruction within the Bridge Street Right of Way from Main Street to Clark Street.
Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wis. Admin. Code, for which no environmental analysis is required; however, following the SDWLP federal requirement 40 C.F.R. §35.3580, an environmental review must be conducted before funding this project.