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County to investigate Wilder Road culvert after resident reports recurring backyard flooding
Summary
County staff presented a hydrology report and said upstream blockages likely cause recurring flooding affecting properties on Wilder Road. Public works will walk the site and evaluate a larger watershed fix rather than swapping a single culvert in the road.
Walker County public-works staff briefed commissioners July 10 on a hydrology report for a culvert on Wilder Road after residents reported repeated flooding on adjacent properties.
Public works summarized the engineering findings and recommended against simply replacing the culvert in the roadway without addressing upstream blockages and the watershed that feeds the ditch. Staff said the property where…
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