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Resident submits video showing backyard drain overflow; urges practical, low-cost fixes
Summary
A Concord Village resident showed video of backyard flooding and questioned whether old storm pipes (12-inch vs. 15-inch) and system capacity explain the problem. He urged targeted filming and a study rather than immediately pursuing costly retention options.
Resident Aaron Barker told the council he has lived in Concord Village since 2017 and described persistent backyard flooding near the beehive drain. Barker said he recorded and submitted video of a July 17 storm showing surface turbulence caused by water being forced "up and out of the drain, not into it," and argued that landscaping choices alone do not explain the flooding.
He noted discrepancies between 1971 site drawings that label a pipe feeding into Lincoln as 15 inches on one sheet but 12 inches on another and cited a colleague's estimate that a 15-inch pipe could carry "up to 81% more" than a 12-inch pipe. Barker urged the city to install additional camera angles or use footage like his to understand flooding sequences before pursuing expensive retention solutions that could cost as much as $1,000,000.
Next steps: Barker said he appreciated Carmel's recent installation of two cameras at the drain and asked the city to consider additional perspectives and a focused study of the system's capacity.
