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Flood advocates urge Escambia to tighten pond 'freeboard' rules for closed basins
Summary
At the Growth Management report, flood‑risk advocates criticized a proposed stormwater ordinance’s low six‑inch freeboard requirement for closed‑basin ponds and urged adoption of higher design standards and funding for positive outfalls.
Flood‑risk advocates told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 6 that a proposed change to the county’s stormwater rules would expose surrounding properties to greater flood risk by allowing retention ponds in closed basins with only a six‑inch freeboard.
Chris Kurb, speaking for Flood Defenders, said federal and state design guidance calls for far larger design storms and freeboard when a pond has no…
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