BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota's state Water Commission is giving chief engineer Dale Frink the authority to contract for a $15.3 million upgrade to the outlet that drains Devils Lake floodwaters into the Sheyenne River.
The work will include power supplies, pump stations and water filtering equipment.
The Water Commission met Thursday to approve the contract authority for Frink.
The upgrade will allow the outlet to pump 250 cubic feet of water per second and move up to 6 inches of water off the flooded lake under ideal conditions.
The outlet's capacity right now is 100 cubic feet of water per second. It took about 2 inches of water off the lake this year before it was shut down for the winter.
