North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple suspended the maximum limit on sulfates in the Sheyenne River.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed an executive order on Monday that waives compliance with water quality standards that were adjusted last year to handle water drained from Devils Lake into the Sheyenne River. Drinking water with high sulfates has adverse effects on humans and Valley City's drinking water is taken from the river.
More on this story as it develops. The executive order is printed below.
Special to the Times-Record
“Thank you so much,” Valley City Schools Superintendent Dean Koppelman said, hugging outgoing school board president Sharon Buhr.
Buhr was recognized for 21 years of service to the Valley City School Board on Monday night at the board’s annual meeting. Monday was Buhr’s last meeting as an official board member after losing her re-elction bid to Richard Ross, an assistant professor and degree coordinator at Valley City State University.
Alliance Pipeline LLC, which runs its North Dakota office in Valley City, will be adopting their sixth wish to the Make-A-Wish foundation.
The company has already granted wishes to five North Dakota children living with life-threatening medical conditions since 2006.
Leighton Smith, North Dakota area manager for Alliance Pipeline, presented Make-A-Wish North Dakota representatives with its sixth $5,000 gift for the Adopt-A-Wish program Tuesday. Alliance Pipeline donated the money that will be used to underwrite one more child’s wish.
