Waiting for the @dcwater town hall meeting to start- having some unmuting issues so far

Starting now with their presentation. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.dcwater.com/flooding-town-hall__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!6LZ9ssMAIwJSR6kZGqDDfO-BtBCIAMYOwaz6G21PQSj2NJCg9F9PuqWpAMtPKaSnWPJQTgA$

David Gadis- CEO- sharing that backflow valve program has expanded to neighborhoods impacted and they are creating a new fund to help cleanup from sewage paying up to $5000 for homes

He also expresses his sorrow for those that had damage from the flooding and sewage and the damage and losses they suffered to their homes and belongings

Stating that heavy downpour 2.2 inches over 75 minutes caused flooding as system cannot handle that volume in that time

Presentation now turned over to the COO - going over background and looking at future mitigation

Rainfall evaluation by @dcwater

Rainfall totals from @dcwater collection stations

Flooding events from the past with rainfalls

Combined sewer pump station capacity pumped during event

Issues noted with storm water pumping stations

Bloomingdale,s First Street Tunnel - filled and overflowed

@dcwater preliminary findings shared while they do continue to evaluate the system and event

New program covers dewatering, cleaning and sanitizing up to $5000. No mention on costs or rebuilding and replacing lost property

Stating that sewers bear RIA are undersized - wonder what impact all new developments near the metro have impact on increased flooding and sewer backup

Here’s the link for the cleanup funds information- https://www.dcwater.com/storm-and-flooding-september-10-2020

The next steps- preparing an action report for Mayors office and HSEMA, will further investigate communities to identify additional new mitigation measures, implement new program and expanded backflow and keep working on NEBT dc http://water.com/september10flooding