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New relief sewer and detention connections aim to reduce flooding in Venice/Monroe corridor
Summary
Staff described recent drainage work in the Venice/Monroe area that created relief connections from detention ponds to an existing trunk sewer, improving outlets and enabling property owners to tie in yard drains to reduce localized flooding.
City staff described drainage improvements near Venice and Monroe where heavy rains previously caused underpass and neighborhood flooding. Engineers installed relief sewers that allow detention ponds to drain to an existing trunk storm sewer on Edgewater, rather than rely solely on a single undersized outlet.
The staff member said the ponds…
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