Issues
    of
    Interest

    Stormwater Management
    Information
    Problem Flooding Areas
    Our Goal: To improve the livability of Florence through public education and community involvement.
     
    Information
    Stormwater Consultant's Report
    Problem Flooding Areas
    Source: City of Florence (Distributed at 4/14/99 Meeting)

    City of Florence
    Stormwater Master Plan Project
    3/26/99

     

     
     
     
     
     

    Observations from Dave Felstul's field tour of Florence on March 24, 1999
     
    Problem Flooding Areas Problem Description Maintenance or Design Deficiency Early Action Potential
    Coastal Highlands
    low-lying residential area, roads and crawlspaces flood when water rises in adjacent wetlands, areas with round rock drains appear to be okay
    Design
    No
    Creekside Pines
    low-lying residential area, roads and crawlspaces flood when water rises in adjacent wetlands
    Design
    No
    Florentine Estates 1
    detention pond in greenway off Sherwood receives flows from 350 acres, drains through 2-18" pipes, adjacent roads flood
    Design
    No
    Florentine Estates 2
    detention pond downsteram of 2-18" pipes contains large sandbars, drains through 3-18" pipes, road flooding
    Design
    No
    42nd Street
    ditch behind residences on north side of 42nd floods back yards, trash from Bi-Mart in ditch, homeowners
    Maintenance
    Yes
    Heceta South
    many low spots isolated by high water, causes problems with septic systems, end up pumping water over dunes to east to Lake 3
    Design
    No
    Idylewood
    flooding at house, ditch work has solved problems, problems with septic, pumping to Lake 3
    Design
    No
    Mariners Village
    low spot in roadway floods, have needed emergency overland pumping in past
    Design
    No
    Coast Guard Estates
    seepage from Sandpine drainageway causes flooding problems at pump station and on Rhododendron Drive
    Design
    Yes
    Sand Pines Golf Course
    subdivision floods, water course has changed to follow road on west side of golf course, issue with USACE and ODSL on designation of this water course
    Design
    No
    35th Street, west of Oak
    subsurface water flows over curb, out into street 
    Design
    Yes
    Airport
    water backs up and floods end of runway, ditch downstream probably needs maintenance
    Maintenance
    No
    Kingwood, at 17th
    water blocks west side of street, may be due to 12" bubbler downstream of 24"
    Design/Maintenance
    No
    Downtown
    localized problems: post office has flooded parking lot
    Design
    No
    Downtown
    localized problems: street floods near bank
    Design
    No
    Downtown
    localized problem: undersized pipes on 6th, west of Laurel
    Design
    No

  • Project Ranking Methodology
    		•
  • Stormwater Ordinance
    		•
  • 9/28/99 Memo re: Public Works Director
    		•
  • North Florence Dunal Aquifer Flow Map
    		•
  • Newsletters September 1999
    		•
  • 3/5/99 Draft Stakeholder Survey Results
    		•
  • 6/28/00 Meeting Minutes
    		•
  • 3/26/99 Problem Flooding Areas
    		•
  • 6/6/2000 Meeting Minutes
    		•
  • Advisory Committee
    		•
  • 5/2/00 Meeting Minutes
    		•
  • 7/17/98 City Engineer's Letter
    		•
  • 9/1/99 Meeting Minutes
    		•
  • 7/6/98 Stormwater Consultant Bids
    		•
  • 8/4/99 Meeting Minutes
    		•
  • Links to News Articles
    		•
  • 7/15/99 Meeting Minutes
    		•
    City's Plan
    Maps
    Information
    Photo Gallery
     
    		    
     
     
     
    		  
           
     
    Citizens For Florence
    P.O. Box 1212
    Florence, Oregon 97439
    E-mail Address: citizensforflorence@yahoo.com
    Copyright © 1998-2000 Citizens For Florence. Users may download information from this web site for personal use only.  Unauthorized copying or distribution of this site or any of its contents without the express permission of the author is expressly forbidden.