An analysis of stormwater flow

in the east Fayetteville basin was approved by the City Council Thursday

night.

The study will center on areas

east of Jeff Davis Drive, west of Nash Creek and north of Ga. Highway

54. The area includes the Weatherly Walk Apartments and other homes which

experienced flooding problems last June caused by a heavy rainstorm.

Officials want to evaluate

flood elevations, specify preliminary culvert sizes to handle the 100-year

design storm and recommend off stream flood control projects such as stormwater

detention ponds if appropriate.

The $56,000 cost will be paid

for with funds from the city's stormwater program, which is funded

The study will be conducted

Mayor Ken Steele noted this

is one of the first "big projects" undertaken by the city's

stormwater utility.

"I know people in the

area are anxious for us to get started," Steele said.

City crews have cleaned debris

from several tributaries that have had flooding difficulties in the past.

In one case, a large storage shed was removed from the middle of a stream

where it had floated after a flood in the area. The owner of the shed

refused to remove it, according to city officials, but the impediment

enhanced the chances of flooding again in the area.

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