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Madison unveils phased Crooked Creek flood‑mitigation plan after 2021 flash floods
Summary
City officials and Commonwealth Engineers presented a multi‑phase Crooked Creek flood‑mitigation plan developed with U.S. Army Corps assistance. The plan recommends a mix of storage, channel improvements and early‑warning systems, phased to manage cost and disruption.
Madison officials on Monday presented a multi‑phase plan aimed at reducing flood risk in the Crooked Creek watershed, an area hit by catastrophic flash flooding in 2021 that the city says sent more than 70 million gallons of stormwater through neighborhoods in hours.
The Board of Public Works and Safety heard a detailed briefing from Commonwealth Engineers, which, working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, evaluated 25 potential measures and narrowed them to six alternatives before recommending a phased approach. Rob Baluchi of Commonwealth Engineers summarized the team’s findings and recommended package, stressing that the plan is intended to mitigate—not eliminate—flood risk in the floodplain.
Why it matters: Officials said the 2021 event and a similar 2015 storm showed Crooked Creek and Dugan Hollow can produce highly damaging, rapid floods. The…
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