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Kenilworth stormwater controls fail after heavy rain; house flooded, city monitoring ongoing
Summary
Council received an update on the Kenilworth stormwater project after an intense rain event caused erosion-control and structural BMPs to fail and flooded a residence. Staff reported immediate remediation steps and said additional change orders on the project are likely; the committee will continue to monitor progress.
Councilor Smith reported May 19 that the Kenilworth stormwater project experienced failures after roughly 2 inches of rain fell in about an hour, an event the presenter described as a five‑to‑10‑year intensity storm.
"We had two inches of rain in about an hour yesterday, which is on the chart about a 5 to 10 year event…
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