DETENTION BASIN OVERFLOW CAUSES FLOODING 12/18/05 CITY RESPONSE TO FLOODING SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW AT OAKDALE FLOODING AT CHIMES CREEK (photos)

Detention Basin Overflow Causes Flooding on 12/18/2005

Sunday Dec 18, 2005

This morning the detention basin in the Leona Quarry Development had completely filled up after one rain storm  submerging the concrete outfall structure. Contractors on site opened up one of the outfall openings releasing a large surge of extremely silty water into the city storm drains and Chimes Creek. (I assume that they did this to stop the water from overtopping the pond completely) This was done without the permission of the City according to city inspector. This resulted in a massive flash flood in our neighborhood of extremely silty water. This water flooded two homes, several yards and carried away at least two small bridges....

For the entire text, see Email from Mark Brest van Kempen to City, 12/18/2005

For more emails from residents see:

• Email from Phil McGill 12/19/2005
  
• Email from Steve Luntz 12/18 and 12/19/2005
  
• Email from Chiye Azuma 12/18/2005
  
• Email from Grace Simmonds 12/18/2005
  
• Email from Mark Brest van Kempen 12/28/05
  
  

City Response to Flooding

• 12/20/05 Email (1) from David Lau, Project Delivery Manager, Public Works Agency,
  
• 12/20/05 Email (2) from David Lau
  
• 12/29/05 Email from Ron Ward, Supervising Civil Engineer, PWA Project Delivery Division
  
• 12/29/05 Email from Nancy Nadel, City Councilwoman to Ron Ward
  
• 12/29/05 Email from Ron Ward to Nancy Nadel
  
• 12/30/05 Email from Marcel Uzegbu, Supervising Civil Engineer, Eng Design and RoW Management
  

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