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Council hears mixed engineering views on mini ditch as Gaysport stormwater projects advance
Summary
Residents described repeated flooding in the Gaysport neighborhood; borough staff said separation work and a planned detention pond, plus a DEP meeting Aug. 19, are steps toward mitigation but technical trade-offs remain over clearing the mini ditch.
Residents from Gaysport told council heavy rains continue to flood homes and asked whether clearing the so-called “mini ditch” might make or worsen flooding downstream.
Ethan (borough staff) told council the issue is complex and engineering views differ: clearing vegetation can increase flow velocity and erosion, while blockages and debris can worsen local backups. “About only about a third tops of the watershed, the Mini Ditch watershed lies in Hollidaysburg Borough,” he said,…
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