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N.D.–The Corps of Engineers/Bureau of Reclamation held a public information meeting this evening at the Jamestown High School to discuss control measures for the remainder of the year to avoid spillway overflows on the Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs.  Currently the Jamestown Reservoir has inflows of 2,120 cubic feet per second, or CFS, outflows of 1,250 CFS and is at 72% capacity. The Pipestem is seeing inflows of 1,730 CFS, outflows of 800 CFS and is at 74% capacity.  As of today, the combined release is 2,050 CFS.
According to Tim Temeyer with the Corps, their priority is not allow the reservoirs to get too high that they couldn’t handle another large rainfall event.  Releases will continue to slowing increase.  This allows the City of Jamestown time to put in emergency levees if needed.  The Corps of Engineers expects the releases to get to 2,200 to 2,400 CFS.
Reed Schwartzkopf, Jamestown City Engineer, was also present at the meeting.  He stated that the city is trying to provide non-intrusive monitoring as they continue to look at the situation and see what needs to be done.  In the next few days he anticipates that they will work on getting a design done for some possible diking in areas, as well as to get maps out so that residents can see what projections will look like for their areas.