CINCY FLOOD MITIGATION 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, ONE CITY IS WORKING ON NEW FLOOD PREVENTION PLANS FOLLOWING SEVERE STORMS THIS SUMMER THAT RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE CLAIMS. 
YESTERDAY MORNING, CINCINNATI CITY COUNCIL WAS BRIEFED AT LENGTH ABOUT THE CRITICAL FLOODGATE FAILURE AND THE OUTDATED CITY SEWER SYSTEM THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE FLOODING DAMAGE IN THE QUEEN CITY BACK IN AUGUST. ALMOST THREE THOUSAND REPORTS AND FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN CLAIMS RESULTED FROM THAT FLOODING. NEW ZONING ORDINANCES, SEWER DISCONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT UPDATES ARE AMONG THE SOLUTIONS BEING PROPOSED. CITY LEADERS WARN OF MORE FLOODING AS NO IMMEDIATE FIX EXISTS. MORE RAIN IS FORECASTED THIS WEEK.