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Spring 'deep clean' of city's water system underway

Lines to be flushed this week

On Tuesday, May 9, a dive crew from Montana arrived in New Rockford for spring cleaning at the city's water treatment plant.

The crew was tasked with vacuuming the plant's clearwell, where treated water is stored underground before heading to the city's water tower and distributed to residents.

Due to water plant construction last year, the treatment system that removes iron and manganese from the...