The Green Room: When It Rains, It Pours-Local Efforts To Contain Floodwaters

89.1 WEMU | By Barbara Lucas

Published May 30, 2014 at 7:00 AM EDT

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Storm water spilling over high flow dam at Mary Beth Doyle Park

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Depth gage in Mary Beth Doyle Wetland Preserve pond

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Floodplain in Mary Beth Doyle Wetland Preserve after a storm

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Rain Garden along Miller Road, Ann Arbor

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Harry Sheehan of the Washtenaw County Water Resources Office at Miller Road

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Partially blocked storm drain, May 9th

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Clogged drain after May 7th storm

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May 9th storm, Broadway Ave., Ann Arbor

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Water is life-giving, but too much, too fast is destructive. Climate change is causing more severe rainstorms, creating challenges for both homeowners and municipal governments.

In this installment of WEMU's "The Green Room," Barbara Lucas looks at what Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County are doing to deal with the increasingly severe rain events we are experiencing.

Additional Resources:

Upper Malletts Final Report