Quick answer
For water damage in Maple Lake, MN, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For a city water or sewer problem after hours, call Maple Lake Public Works at 320-406-7002. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. Minnesota law gives insurers 10 business days to acknowledge a claim.
Do this first
Local water and sewer lines.
Public Works is open Monday to Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. City Hall is at 10 Maple Ave. S. The Wright County line also covers South Haven.
- Shut off the water. Shut off the main valve where the line enters the house. For a city water main or sewer problem after hours, call the Maple Lake Public Works emergency line at 320-406-7002.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. About 48% of Maple Lake homes were built before 1980, and the median home dates to 1983. Check basement supply lines and the water heater first.
Maple Lake Public Works keeps an after-hours emergency line, 320-406-7002. Calls about water meters and bills go to City Hall.
What to know about water damage in Maple Lake
1890
The year Maple Lake incorporated, with Martin O'Loughlin as its first mayor, after talk of incorporation began in 1888.
Source: City of Maple Lake
Freezes and precipitation
The NOAA weather station at Buffalo, about 8.6 miles away, averages 162.5 nights a year at or below 32°F and 98.0 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by October 9 and the last one after April 30. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 31.74 inches of precipitation a year, counting melted snow, with about 7.0 days of an inch or more.
Geneva first
In 1857 C. H. Hackett surveyed a plat called Geneva, but the panic of 1857 ended it. A town site with a mail stop followed in 1858.
Source: City of Maple Lake
From County Clare
Irish settlers from County Clare arrived in the late 1850s and early 1860s. Patrick O'Loughlin Sr. is credited as the founder.
Source: City of Maple Lake
Railroad and creamery
The Soo Line and a grain elevator came in 1889, and the Maple Lake Cooperative Dairy Association formed in 1896.
Source: City of Maple Lake
Two deep wells
City water comes from two wells, 157 to 167 feet deep, that draw from the Quaternary Buried Artesian aquifer.
Source: Maple Lake drinking water report
Homes in Maple Lake
The median home dates to 1983, and about 24% were built before 1960. About 84% are owner-occupied, with a median value near $246,800.
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Cost and insurance in Maple Lake
How much does water damage restoration cost in Maple Lake?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Lake or snowmelt water that reaches the house from outside is a flood loss, which needs a separate flood policy. Maple Lake winters run long, so frozen pipe leaks often show up during the thaw. Check walls near outside hose bibs once temperatures rise.
Water removal and restoration in Maple Lake
The company that answers handles frozen pipes, basement leaks, sump pump failures, water heater failures, and sewer backups, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Maple Lake questions
Who do I call about a Maple Lake water main break after hours?
The Maple Lake Public Works after-hours emergency line, at 320-406-7002.
Who handles water bills in Maple Lake?
Maple Lake City Hall, at 320-963-3611.
Who issues septic permits in Wright County townships?
Wright County Planning and Zoning, at 763-682-7338, for all townships except Corinna and Middleville.
Where does Maple Lake's water come from?
Two city wells, 157 to 167 feet deep, in the Quaternary Buried Artesian aquifer.
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