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Monongalia renter-owner describes basement flooding from abandoned drain; county offers facilitation but no immediate repair plan
Summary
A property owner told the Monongalia County Commission about continuous flooding in rental basements tied to an apparently abandoned storm drain; the county said the issue largely involves private property and floodplain rules, but staff will continue outreach and the floodplain coordinator will follow up.
Chad Matheny, a Monongalia County business owner and property manager, told commissioners on May 28 that two of his rental properties have had recurring basement flooding for more than two years and that an apparently abandoned terracotta drain tile on his lot is flowing at roughly 200 gallons per minute.
Matheny said he obtained a floodplain permit to raise elevation, but a neighbor complaint led to that permit being rescinded. He described pumping water continuously with a three-inch trash pump that moves “over 200 gallons a minute,” and said video shows flow entering both sides of an old 20-inch tile; he…
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