North Dakota State College of Science removes smokestack
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State College of Science has removed its smokestack as part of a wider project that included demolition within its central heating plant.
The Wahpeton Daily News reports that the school reaffirmed its commitment to converting from coal heat to natural gas on Aug. 9.
Executive Director of Facilities Management Dallas Fossum says the cost of the project is about $700,000. He says space within the central heating plant will be used as a warehouse.
Fossum says the school is currently working to make its natural gas machinery more efficient.
The school's smokestack was built in 1979. In January 2016, the school stopped using the smokestack as a primary heating source.