http://www.bellevuefloods.com Help stop the flooding on Covert Run Pike Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:46:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.bellevuefloods.com/about-the-flooding/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Gina Wolfe Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:29:53 +0000 http://bellevuefloods.com/?page_id=12#comment-3 The flooding isn't the main issue; it's what we're being flooded with. Here's what happens: During heavy or prolonged periods of rain, the creek behind the street begins to flood. This has gotten worse over the years because of erosion from the hill behind us filling in the creek bed. When the creek floods, the water backs up through the old and damaged storm sewers. To make matters worse, the sanitation lines below the street are old and can't handle that amount of flooding. This causes the creek water to mix with sewage from the sanitation lines, causing our street to flood with what is essentially raw sewage. Besides the storm sewer backup, water/sewage also floods basements by coming up through drains, sinks, toilets, etc. Also, the force of the water sometimes blows off the manhole covers, creating an explosion backed by several hundred pounds of pressure. The entire situation is dangerous and can happen in a matter of minutes. The flooding isn’t the main issue; it’s what we’re being flooded with. Here’s what happens: During heavy or prolonged periods of rain, the creek behind the street begins to flood. This has gotten worse over the years because of erosion from the hill behind us filling in the creek bed. When the creek floods, the water backs up through the old and damaged storm sewers. To make matters worse, the sanitation lines below the street are old and can’t handle that amount of flooding. This causes the creek water to mix with sewage from the sanitation lines, causing our street to flood with what is essentially raw sewage. Besides the storm sewer backup, water/sewage also floods basements by coming up through drains, sinks, toilets, etc. Also, the force of the water sometimes blows off the manhole covers, creating an explosion backed by several hundred pounds of pressure. The entire situation is dangerous and can happen in a matter of minutes.

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