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03/24/06 Flood Reduction Strategy
Having experienced first hand the flood on
Sunday afternoon in Oak Lawn. I would like to know what the city is doing
to develop a strategy to reduce the potential for flooding?
The city of Dallas has developed most of the
vacant land in the northern half of the city. When it rains, there is no
place for the water to go except the streets and
into the limited storm drainage system.
This strategy should include more than beefing
up the pump system around the levees. Dallas
needs to be able to withstand a 10" rainfall in a day without causing the
entire city to shutdown.
The elements of this strategy could include some
of the following:
#1 Changing the design standards for parking
lots so water soaks into the ground instead of
running off into the street for all new construction and require that any
rebuilt parking lots to be redesigned so the water does not runoff.
#2 Encourage all building owners to build
underground storage tanks to hold water for a period of time before it is
released to the storm drainage system. Maybe a reduced water bill over a
period of time to ease the cost of construction.
#3 Explore building holding tanks under all
major city parks/facilities like what exists under
Cole Park to hold storm water runoff and slowly release to the Trinity
River.
#4 Expand the pumping system along the Trinity
River.
#5 Cancel the Trinity Parkway, this roadway will
just make the flooding worse on the Trinity River and the city could use the
money elsewhere to reduce the danger of flooding.
Stan
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