Columbus Consolidated Government
Referrals From Mayor and Council-08/26/2008
Subject Ginger Creek
Description Provide a report on the new improvements that were made in the
Ginger Creek area to determine if there was any flooding in the area or any
flooding incidents that may have occurred in the city to include how well the
particular engineering held up in the Ginger Creek area. (Request of Councilor
Henderson)
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Response There was some isolated flooding of the street where inlets were
clogged. There was no known flooding of structures. Testing of the 8/13/08
stormwater samples taken by the contractors monitoring consultant showed a 66%
removal rate of sediment following a 0.8 inch rainfall event. Testing of the
8/25/08 stormwater samples showed a 20% removal rate for a 1.57 inch rainfall
event.
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