Groups review plans to move water off the flat Wadena County Fairgrounds
A drainage project, with a summer 2022 completion, will include mechanically moving the water off the fairgrounds to the north. The county board is set to discuss the revised design at their May 11 meeting. 3:10 pm, May 5, 2021 ×
Bolton & Menk engineer Anthony Maule explains the three design alternatives presented to the Wadena County board of commissioners and fair board members for the drainage project on May 3, 2021. The project will include a lift station, collection system and ponds to move the water north off the fairground property.
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The water isn’t high enough for Noah’s ark to float on but the standing water at the Wadena County Fairgrounds seems to have been an ongoing problem since the flood waters receded.