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Fargo stormwater official urges residents to keep drains clear to protect Red River drinking water
Summary
Peggy Amzwa of the City of Fargo’s stormwater division warned that stormwater flows untreated to the Red River, said spring melt increases sediment and chemical runoff, and urged neighbors to keep storm drains clear — 'only rain down the drain.'
Peggy Amzwa, who identified herself as an employee of the City of Fargo stormwater division working on erosion and sediment control, told residents that stormwater runoff in Fargo flows directly into the Red River and is not treated.
"All of the water from storms or from rain events in Fargo goes down the storm drains ... and then it flows directly to the Red River," Amzwa said. "Our stormwater is not treated in any way." She described the practical…
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