By: Sheila Crowley
Murray County News Staffwriter
Wednesday morning officials from the City of Slayton, Heath Landsman, Emergency Management, and the Murray County Commissioners met in special session. The topic of discussion included how to handle the excess water Lake Elsie had created in the Ampride parking lot.
The rising flood waters creating a lake across Ampride and Highway 59 Auction Service became a critical situation when one of the bulk fuel barrels tipped on its side last week. Mike LeTendre, Slayton location manager for Ampride, contacted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as to what direction they felt needed to happen.
“I want to make this perfectly clear,” stated Landsman. “this is an emergency protective measure – it’s not to save someone’s business. If this tank started leaking it could cause a hazardous issue.” Landsman said the expense falls under the MEMA funding due to this protective measure. “What happens after this with judicial ditches, etc. won’t fall into that category.”
In discussions with MPCA, Landsman was able to develop a plan with Precision Pumping. The plan included two pumps – one located on-site at Ampride and the other near Beaver Creek River.
The plan was to pump water through a large tube under County Road 8 north behind C & B Equipment, Avoca Spray, angle across Rita Lear’s property to an outlet behind Dr. Torbet’s where the water will be shot into the middle of the river.
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