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Shenandoah adopts ordinance to regulate private detention‑pond design and maintenance
Summary
After citing a recent flooding incident tied to an unmaintained private detention pond, the council adopted an ordinance giving the city authority to enforce design and maintenance requirements on private detention ponds, including penalties and obligations that apply to existing and new ponds.
The Shenandoah City Council voted Feb. 25 to adopt an ordinance establishing city authority to regulate the design, retention and maintenance of private detention ponds. Staff framed the ordinance as a tool to reduce flooding risk after a pump failure at a commercial detention pond on David Memorial.
"A good detention pond, well maintained, will help [mitigate]…
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