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Sounds like a problem in Miami..
Posted on: September 6, 2017 at 15:39:54 CT
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The district operates 70 pumps that can actively push water, but only four of those are in the residential portion of South Florida — the rest are near Lake Okeechobee and in the Everglades. That means water management officials rely mostly on gravity, and an extensive series of gates, to slowly get water out to sea.
District officials say the system can reduce flooding by about 1 inch of water per day. So if any area gets 14 inches of flooding, it will take two weeks to drain.
"Our system was designed for 2 million people," said Guillory, whose district oversees the primary waterways in a 16-county area. "Everything west … was going to be agriculture. Today, all of that pavement and rooftops, that water has to go somewhere. The canals weren't designed to handle that much water."
District officials say the system can reduce flooding by about 1 inch of water per day. So if any area gets 14 inches of flooding, it will take two weeks to drain.
"Our system was designed for 2 million people," said Guillory, whose district oversees the primary waterways in a 16-county area. "Everything west … was going to be agriculture. Today, all of that pavement and rooftops, that water has to go somewhere. The canals weren't designed to handle that much water."
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Sounds like a problem in Miami.. - catbirdseat MU - 9/6 15:39:54