Water pooling on road with possible clogged drain, Watertown SD
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TrafficA caller reported water pooling on 7th Avenue SE and 5th Street SE due to a possible clogged storm drain or burst pipe causing a traffic concern.
Audio|Heard on: Codington County Public Safety
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01:29
Transcript:
00:00
1012. That's (name withheld), calling in a traffic complaint.
00:03
7th Avenue SE, 5th Street SE, that there's a lot of water collecting on the roadway, worried that a pipe has burst or a drain is plugged.
00:14
And boy, you can drive the street department.
00:19
Double.
00:28
221 from 2H.
00:33
Friend of 2H.
00:37
25 is clear from the south edge of town to the cemetery.
00:41
I did see some debris in the ditches, but I can't see for certain where I came from.
01:04
You're going to 35?
01:06
Go ahead.
01:09
I'm near this 5th and 7th location, I'll take a read on it.
01:15
10-4[1]. I did leave a voicemail for the street department as well.
01:22
It's just the rainwater and the clogged storm sewer, so I might want to give wastewater a call.
01:28
I think they handle that.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
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Location mentioned:
7th Ave SE & 5th St SE, Watertown, SD 57201
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