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PGCPS: stormwater work at Colin Powell Academy reduced flooding zones by ~35%
Summary
PGCPS staff reported that recent stormwater-bioretention projects at Colin Powell Academy and Suitland High School reduced flood-prone areas by over 35% at Colin Powell and captured roughly 1.1 million gallons of runoff; Colin Powell is slated to become a resilience hub.
Christina Garcia Strelin, program manager for sustainability and resilience at PGCPS, provided a focused update on stormwater management projects tied to Priority 7 during the Feb. 18 committee meeting.
Garcia said bioretention and other stormwater controls installed at Colin Powell Academy reduced the mapped flooding zone on campus by over 35 percent and diverted…
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