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May 30, 2009 6:32 pm US/Central

Corps Says It Picked Up Final Sandbags In Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (AP) ― The Army Corps of Engineers says it has picked up its last sandbags in Fargo after record spring flooding.

The corps says in a statement that it removed about 2.4 million sandbags, or about 47,838 tons of sand, from North Dakota's largest city. It had awarded a $1 million contract for sandbag removal in Fargo to Spruce Valley Corp. of Middle River, Minn.

State officials have estimated 18 million sandbags were used throughout North Dakota to fight flooding since late March. The Red River was above flood stage in Fargo for a record 61 days and the city survived a record river crest of 40.82 feet followed by a second crest at 34 feet.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a special machine that rips open the sandbags and separates the bag from the sand. The sand will be used for fill at landfills, for road projects and some may be sold. For environmental reasons, empty wet sandbags go to a landfill.

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