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Staff outlines stormwater map, timelines and $2.9 billion estimate to complete prioritized projects
Summary
A city presenter walked council through rainfall and watershed maps, described completed and planned projects (Main, Moore, Canal, Call streets) and said completing the listed projects could cost roughly $2.9 billion when adjusted for inflation.
A presenter reviewed slide maps of the White Marsh watershed, historic maps showing decades of infill, and data from the recent event that the presenter described as roughly a 25‑year, two‑day storm with about 7.6–8.4 inches of rainfall in affected locations.
The presenter said the city has completed several projects with grant funding but that a full program of fixes across the watershed would be expensive. "If you adjust this tone for inflation, we're gonna spend roughly $2,900,000,000 completing all these projects," the presenter said. The presentation listed completed work on Main, Moore and West Water streets, easement work on College Street and remaining projects including West Water Street and other segments still awaiting funding or permits.
