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<br />An Enpm\'rin~ rA.'J.',lrtmenll1ttici.l1 nllted th.H ~tnrm dr.lin,l~t' iadlitil'S at the nt'w
<br />Brol.lmfil'ld Town Center .lllln~ 120th A\t,. (LS2S7) Wert' t10\\'ing full and perfomll'd
<br />well ()nJuh' 2:;. If thl' "ll)ml h,ld ~\'n Wll~, bu"inl~"l'" in thi... art'a m,1\" Ild\'(' ~u~
<br />t.lim'li ...i~'11ifi(.ml d.lmagl~. Rt'L:"ent dr<lin'lge imrro\/.'nll'nl" along City P,uk
<br />Drain.lgt'w.lY \\'I.'n.' (I"l-'liikd with prt'H'nting dJm.lt:l~ (m July 25. l1w City llffid.t1 .11...0
<br />nllkd that a ..malll'r t'wnt had iu...t (l((uffi"li dIe\\' d,\\'" earlit'r th,lt Ill'<lrl\' t1110dl.J thL'
<br />US. \\bt CllmmuniL".ltilln... building IOC,lll\i in thL' fh~xiplain ,It 121Jth .Hid Shcrid.m.
<br />TIll' ,luly 22 Ilxxling W,l.. .lggr,l\".ltt"li b~. a nm...tnKtilm pflljl'ti th.lt partially llb<.trulil"li
<br />thl' City r.u~ Drt1in.lgew.1Y ch.mnd. The pwbk'nl \\'.b imnwdiatdy rL'mluit'l..i. which
<br />pfll\"l>d fortun.ltt' iu"t thm.' d,ly...I.lll'r.
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<br />RESTORATION MAINTENANCE
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<br />In 1441'1 till' rL"'tofatilln program wmpk'tl'\i SJA2S,CO.l{lf \\'(lrk. Rl"'!llrati(l!l pwjL'Cb
<br />typiL"al1y ,lddfl~'" btll.lkd draina~l' problem... \\'hl'rL' thL' ..olution in\'()ln'S small '..(aIL'
<br />Clm..tnlCtilm. One hundrl"li indi\idu,ll JCti\itil~ \wrl' wlllplL'll'l..l during thl' Yl'Jr. r\
<br />major .lLh'ant,lgt' 01 the n...tllr.ltilln prLlgram b thl' llppllrhmity to USL' it III re,Kt quid..-
<br />Iy tlllllC.11 drain.1gL' nl'\'lk
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<br />An L'\arnpll' llf fl'Jcting 10 a dr.lina~l'w.1Y nMintl'IMnfL' nl'\"l11)(CUITl'l..i in Bright(lJl,
<br />Colmadn Juring the ..ummer l)j I'NS. Clt\' ..t.lft" inionnl.J ll~ thaI Line B. tll~) Mown
<br />.b $.lulh Urb,m "ch.mnl'l, nl'l'\icd I\'p.llr~. .l.ine B \\'tl~ (Iri~in,ll1y impro\"l'l..i by Ihl' City
<br />llf Bri~hlnn and Ull' fX..trict DL~i~ and Clln..Stnll:tillIl Pn1gram a~lut 2(1 Yt.'.l~ ,1gO.
<br />Ch.mgl~ in lht' u~tn.'am fl'<Kht~ {li the Crt,,!.. ((lllf'b:l with n,ltur,ll rnll.:l~~~ caux'l..l
<br />"l.Jimenl dl'pllSitillll til ('It.TUr in the impm\l'li ~'(tion. \\'h.lt w.l..l1riginall~' inlt'ndt'll
<br />In bt' an llfb.1O p.h..i\l'-I\'l:fl'.ltion wrrilior W.1S Ix'Coming a m,Jf"hy and mll'oCfuito rid-
<br />dl'n .1fl'<1_ The ch.mnd W,lS widl' .md t1at-btlttoml'l..l with " ripr'lp-linl'l..l trickle channel.
<br />TIll' dl'po..itiI1n \\'.1.. l'lt.Y1.lrring in ,md MlltlIld Iht' Irk~ll' channel dw III the irl'lluency
<br />llf thl' smalJl'r ...!llnn l'wnb <lnd thl' roughnl..... IIi thl' ripr<lp. Our wllr~ indudl>d
<br />rt'nlll\'in~ thl' Sl'l..l1ml'nt JS wdl as fl~haping ,lIld fl~'ttin~ the riprap illr mtKh oj thl'
<br />length (If thl' tricklL' channd. .\'ul ,111 the pwblt'm... \\Wl' soh't'ti, howL'wr. This Stxtilln
<br />{If Lint' B i" ~till ,lwaiting an impfll\"l'l..l outlL't to tht' South I'IJttl' RiH'r.
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<br />A ...imil.u llpportunil\' 10 fl'<1Ct aro..e in mid.lCNK (Ill Wh.lt j., calh:l the Pinehur.;1
<br />Tribular\' llllk\lr C n:\,~ in ~Illthwl~t Dt'n\'L'f. At a rL',H-\'ard Il)(,ltlnn, o\wl,md flow
<br />\\,,\:; captufl'l..i by ,10 inld and pifx' ~y~tL'm. Bt'(",ltlSt' IIi it~ -'>I?tting thl' pipe inlt't fft.'-
<br />qUt'ntly bt'l:,lme plu~g{"ll wilh dL'bri". HIt' ft.,-;ult \\',1.. th,lt nmoii could Illlt l'nIL'f tht..'
<br />pipt., and would b.KI.. up l'nllugh th.1I Ihl' w.l!t:'r, in it.. llblig,ltil1n III St'l'~ the Ill\\'t~t
<br />point. would "\\'l'l'p JfllllIld .md thwugh ~..".'\"l'ral hllml..... Thl' nnal StllutillJlto thi...
<br />pl\'bk'm W.1... Illl! in a m.1intt'nanCl' prl~l'Ct but in c,lpit,ll impfll\'L'nlL'nt... Ih.1t would
<br />ultim,lldy ft.'mow the homl~ from thl' Ikll.lI.iplain. Su(h improwmt'nls had ~'l'l to!:'>t>
<br />plarull'li. dl'Si~'nl>d .md built. Rl'\\~ni.ling th,1I it Clluld b...' Yl'.lr:< bl'f(lrL' ...lKh impflWt'-
<br />nwnts would bt, n1.1dl' pwjl'L'1 pl.lnnl'fS hof't-'d tl) Ill.lh' ..h(lrt terIll ch.mgt~ 10 hdp the
<br />nl,jghtllxhrx1tllt wa.. ft;'L'l)mnWlldl"li th.1t tht' inlL't to tht' pir.....' Cot.' impl\Wl'li to inl.Tl\bt'
<br />tht' ,1ml)Unt llf wait'r it tl't intl) thl' pipe. This il'll \\-ithin tht' wor~ thL' \lainlt'n.lnn'
<br />f'wgr.lnl ((lulJ pl'rll)m1. The inlL'l Jt"Sipl and wn....lnlction \\'t'ft.' complt'ted wilhin a
<br />wuple months. \\'hilt' tht' dt" L'lllpmL'nt of tht' m.1~ter pl.m for Illllxi contml impnwt'-
<br />mt'nb i~ stilllmdt'r\\'.l~; thl' impm\-l>d inll't will now pm,.idt' bt'tll'r watl'r C.llT}ing
<br />cap,lCi~. fllf tht' nl'ighbt1rhlxxi th.1Il thl'Y h.1d bt-i\)ft;'.
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