[RP TownTalk] Flood Control and Levee Conditions

[Lisa Grob]

Thanks for the report back on this. I think we should work on this issue
because dredging isn’t the root of the problem it’s the runoff. 

 

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[mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of Rob Oppenheim
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 5:00 PM
To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Flood Control and Levee Conditions

 

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:13:40 -0400, Lisa Grob wrote: 

>I understand that sediment is big part of this problem and not as

>easy to solve as the trees & roots. The sediment is actually filling

>up the river and it comes from the run off of gunk from businesses,

>parking lots etc. What can we do about that? Improve stormwater

>management?

 

There was a good bit of discussion about sediment build up and about

storm water management at the meeting. These are complex issues. 

 

The old dredging machine at the Bladensburg water front is being

retired and a new dredging contract is being issued. There was concern

that this will still not be adequate. 

 

The county also needs new rules governing water runoff and 

construction, especially with "in-fill" construction that currently

gets grand fathered in as not requiring modern runoff management.

 

There was an excellent presentation by Robert Boone of the Anacostia

Watershed society showing how water runoff has cut huge gullies, and

what are the current best practices for addressing these problems. The

county council members were clearly concerned and will be looking at

ways to improve water runoff rules.

 

Rob

 

 


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