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Howard County drainage board approves Kokomo C Store subdivision after engineer outlines underground detention
Summary
The Howard County Drainage Board approved a preliminary plat for the Kokomo C Store at Dixon Road and State Road 26 after a consultant described underground detention chambers, stormwater filters and septic plans; nearby residents raised flooding concerns that the board addressed.
Rick Berger of JPS Consulting Engineers presented the Kokomo C Store preliminary plat and asked the Howard County Drainage Board to approve splitting the parcel at the northwest corner of State Road 26 and Dixon Road.
Berger said the project uses premanufactured concrete underground detention chambers and stormwater-quality filters, and — because the site lacks sanitary sewer access — proposes an on-site septic system for domestic waste. "The detention system is designed to restrict the water, and limit the flow downstream," Berger said, and he added the design includes filters and a…
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