Please note that there has been a lot of communication with the City, particularly Public Works about Nor’Ida, from people including myself re: southside of Ocean Park, Todd of Cape Story, several people in Lynnhaven Colony and others. To be sure - ensuring damage from tidal storm water will be a hot topic for SDCC in 2010.
There have been some questions posed by Ms. Empsy Munden, President of the Cape Story by the Sea Civic League and other residents concerning storm information, sand replenishment and other concerns. The most recent questions are below, with the information provided by Mark Gemender, Operations Engineer for Operations Management.
Should you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me. If you know of others who would like to receive this information, please forward to them. Thank you.
Q: Why did so much flooding occur during the storm and why did it take so long to subside (in comparison with the resident’s experience with Hurricane Isabel and the delta in the stormwater system’s performance between the two episodes)?
A: Three stacking tide cycles caused by sustained 45-50 knot winds, which did not occur during Hurricane Isabel.
Q: Is the beach access at Sandlewood is going to be replaced?
A: Yes, we are scheduling replacement for February.
Q: Was the stormwater pump station in the vicinity of Poinciana working during the nor’easter in November?
A: Yes, the pump station was working during the storm.
Q: What is the status/scope of the storm drainage project?
A: We are working with engineering to update that information. We will provide overview maps of the neighborhood to describe the drainage situation in the area at the civic league meeting on Monday, January 11th.
Q: There is only one drain inlet north of Shore Drive on Calvert Street and it’s clogged, what are short term and long term fixes?
A: The drainage system on Calvert Street north of Shore Drive consist of a French Drain infiltration system which percolates stormwater into the ground. The development does not have a piped stormwater system which would transport the stormwater for discharge, the infiltration depends upon the underlying soil to absorb water and it is impeded by a shallow water table. Short term fix includes maintenance of this French Drain inlet, a work order has been established in the work management system to do this and will be prioritized with other related work and scheduled around weather. The long term fix for this area will be included in the scope of a Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to collect and transfer stormwater from the area.
Q: There is backflow from Long Creek through the stormwater pipes, is there a possibility of installing a backflow device?
A: These devises help to inhibit tidal water from backflowing but also require a buildup of water at higher elevations to open them in order to drain the area after a storm. These can be evaluated for suitability.
Q: There are problems with standing water on Beech Street, what are the short and long term solutions?
A: This is the same condition as noted on Calvert street above, with the infiltration system.
Drew Lankford
Media and Communications
Department of Public Works
City of Virginia Beach
dlankfor@vbgov.com
(O) 757.385.8062
(C) 757.409.4353
Posted on 01.06.2010 @ 09:42 PM by Tim.
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