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Joint water board: Drain No. 59 functioning; Thompson Drain No. 72 has permit, no maintenance assessments for 2026
Summary
Grand Forks County WRD reported Legal Drain No. 59 is functioning and assessments are on track; Traill County WRD said Thompson Drain No. 72 is functioning, funds are available for repairs, and a surface drainage permit to add a private lateral was approved. The board decided there will be no maintenance assessments for those drains in 2026.
Grand Forks County WRD told the Grand Forks - Traill Joint Water Resource District that Legal Drain No. 59 is functioning as intended and that assessments are on track for the next year. The update indicates no immediate repair needs were identified for Drain No. 59.
Traill County WRD reported that Thompson Drain No. 72 is also functioning and that funds are available should repairs arise. Officials recorded that a surface drainage permit was submitted and approved to add a private lateral to Drain No. 72. The board then determined there would be no maintenance assessments in 2026 for Legal Drains No. 59 and No. 72, meaning affected parcels will not be assessed for maintenance in that year.
