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Water Damage Restoration in Minnesota
Pick your town for local water and sewer numbers, flood notes, and a 24/7 line for water removal and drying from a restoration company that serves that area.
Towns
Albany
City Hall and public works lines, plus Great Northern depot history.
Open the Albany pageAlbertville
City Hall and after-hours water and sewer lines, plus Hamburg town site history.
Open the Albertville pageAvon
City Hall, water and wastewater, and public works lines, plus Spunk Lake history.
Open the Avon pageBig Lake
City Hall, public works, and utility account lines, plus seven deep wells.
Open the Big Lake pageClarissa
City water, sewer, and gas line, Todd County septic permits, and brickyard history.
Open the Clarissa pageCold Spring
City Hall line, the state's first biological nitrate plant, and the Sauk River.
Open the Cold Spring pageEden Valley
City Hall, water operator, and Meeker County sewer permit lines, plus shallow city wells.
Open the Eden Valley pageFoley
City Hall, public works, and Benton County septic lines, plus county seat history.
Open the Foley pageForeston
City Clerk line, Woodcraft water tower, Rum River lumber history, and freeze data.
Open the Foreston pageFreeport
City Hall line, Oak Station, and Sacred Heart Church.
Open the Freeport pageGilman
City Hall line, city sewer billing, and Pappenfus post office history.
Open the Gilman pageHoldingford
City Hall and city maintenance lines, covered bridge, and Scotch Settlement history.
Open the Holdingford pageHollandale
City line, 2004 and 2024 FEMA flood records, and drained-marsh history.
Open the Hollandale pageKimball
City Hall and after-hours public works lines, new water tank, and Maine Prairie.
Open the Kimball pageLong Lake
City Hall and public works lines, Tamarack, Cumberland Town, and berry shipping days.
Open the Long Lake pageLoretto
City Hall and utility billing line, Soo Line village, and city wells.
Open the Loretto pageLyle
City Hall line, Mower County septic permits, FEMA flood records, and the Iowa border.
Open the Lyle pageMaple Lake
Public works and after-hours lines, Wright County septic permits, County Clare settlers, and deep wells.
Open the Maple Lake pageMedicine Lake
City Hall voicemail line, new city water and sewer, and connection rules.
Open the Medicine Lake pageMilaca
City Hall, public works, and Mille Lacs County septic lines, plus the Rum River.
Open the Milaca pagePaynesville
City Hall and public works lines, four city wells, and Lake Koronis.
Open the Paynesville pagePease
City Hall line, plumbing permit rule, and Soule Siding sawmill history.
Open the Pease pageRice
City Hall and public works line, Little Rock Lake, and George T. Rice history.
Open the Rice pageRichmond
City Hall and public works lines, Horseshoe Chain of Lakes, and Torah history.
Open the Richmond pageRoyalton
City water and sewer line, Morrison County septic permits, and Vermont roots.
Open the Royalton pageSlayton
City Hall, public works, and Murray County septic lines, plus 2024 FEMA flood records.
Open the Slayton pageSouth Haven
City office line, the utility rebuild, and railroad town history.
Open the South Haven pageSt. Joseph
City, curb-stop, and Stearns County septic lines, six shallow wells, and sump pump rules.
Open the St. Joseph pageSt. Martin
City Hall line and hours, Leedston post office history, and Martin of Tours.
Open the St. Martin pageSt. Stephen
City Hall line, Slovene settlement history, and the 1903 Church of St. Stephen.
Open the St. Stephen pageUpsala
City Clerk and on-call public works lines, North Two River, and Swedish settlement history.
Open the Upsala pageWatkins
City Hall water and sewer line, Clearwater River headwaters, and 1886 railroad history.
Open the Watkins pageWoodland
City Hall line, private wells and septic rules, and Lake Minnetonka shoreline.
Open the Woodland pageFlood and storm risk in Minnesota
What NOAA's climate records show.
- Yearly precipitation has gradually increased since the 1930s. The wettest year on record was 2019, with 41.8 inches. (NOAA State Climate Summary)
- Nearly two-thirds of the year's precipitation falls from May through September. (NOAA State Climate Summary)
- On July 19 and 20, 2012, heavy rain on saturated ground caused the most damaging flood in Duluth's history. Some places got more than 10 inches in 24 hours. (NOAA State Climate Summary)
Minnesota disaster history
Federal major disaster declarations since 2000.
Since 2000, Minnesota has had 30 federal major disaster declarations, and 25 of them list flooding in the title (OpenFEMA). The most recent of those, DR-4797 for severe storms and flooding, was declared in June 2024 (OpenFEMA). FEMA's Minnesota page lists declared disasters, open disaster recovery centers and flood maps. For state updates, see the Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Guides for Minnesota homes
Picked for the risks above.
- Frozen and burst pipes: Why pipes burst and what to do.
- Water coming up through the basement floor: Why it happens.
- Storm and flood cleanup: The order to do things after a flood.
- Sewage backup cleanup: What to do first, and what it costs.
Minnesota insurance basics
What the law expects from your insurer.
- Within 10 business days of being notified of a claim, an insurer must acknowledge it and send any claim forms you need, unless it settles the claim in that time (Minn. Stat. 72A.201, subd. 4).
- The insurer must accept or deny the claim within 30 business days after notice, or tell you why the investigation needs more time and when it expects to finish.
- If you can't resolve a problem with your insurer, call the Minnesota Department of Commerce Consumer Services Center at 651-539-1600, or 800-657-3602 in Greater Minnesota (Minnesota Department of Commerce).