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Resident urges town to clear clogged storm drain after basement flooding
Summary
A resident told the Orleans council that a clogged storm drain in front of their yard backed up after heavy rain and allowed water under their house, and asked the town to inspect and clear the line.
A resident reported to the Orleans Town Council that a clogged storm drain in front of their yard has begun to cause structural risk, saying the problem "was the first time that we've actually had water get under the house last week when we had that 5 inches of rain." The resident said roots from a recently removed tree likely obstructed the corrugated pipe, and provided photos and a video to show how high water reached the foundation.
The chair said the town would run an inspection and try a jet or other cleaning method to determine whether the line is obstructed and to clear it if necessary. Residents described earlier, intermittent nuisance flooding and said the recent event damaged the crawl space; one neighbor recalled similar flooding in the 1980s that forced a prior occupant to move. Council members acknowledged the site's downstream connection toward Franklin and Wilson and asked staff to map the drain path and report back with findings and next steps.
