Model shows manageable average rise but flags pinch points; Lebanon Utilities outlines mitigation options
A county-run water model shows that average flows from LEAP effluent would raise Prairie Creek by only a few inches on average, but the study identifies pinch points and recommends bank stabilization, bridge work and possible floodplain dedications.
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Lebanon Utilities explained on the city podcast that the water-modeling work includes multiple storm scenarios and a 100-year flood benchmark to forecast how returning treated effluent would affect Prairie Creek. "On the average, that creek wouldn't even go up 2 inches a day," Ryan Oettinger said, framing the increase as modest on average but sensitive to pinch points and debris accumulation.
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