Johnson Lane residents invited to meeting on area drainage master plan

Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 10:55pm
Event Date: 
August 9, 2017 - 5:00pm

An informational meeting and open house will be held on Wednesday, August 9 for Douglas County residents living in the Johnson Lane area to learn about a new drainage master plan. The meeting will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the C.V.I.C. Hall in Minden, Nev.

Past flood experiences, comments, and concerns from residents are welcome and needed in order to create a comprehensive drainage master plan for Johnson Lane. The Area Drainage Master Plan (ADMP) is being completed with funding provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with matching funds provided by Douglas County.

The Open House and Informational meeting will include a short presentation from drainage experts at 5:30 p.m., followed by time for residents to share their past flood experiences.

The ADMP will examine historic flow patterns and analyze how development and road networks have altered these patterns and will provide a list of improvements necessary to allow the roadway network to accommodate a 25-year 24-hour storm, the standard for all County roadways. The ADMP will also examine what projects would be necessary to provide protection above the adopted County standards up to the 100-year peak runoff event. At its completion, the ADMP will become a planning document for the County to prioritize projects and plan for future construction costs to reduce flood risk in the area.

For residents who cannot attend this meeting, comments and flood experiences are encouraged and can be submitted by logging on to:

http://douglasnvgis.maps.arcgis.com/

1. Click on the Douglas County Application Gallery icon
2. In the list of applications, click on “Johnson Lane Flooding – Tell us your story”
3. Upload photos and videos to their respective locations

All comments collected both at the meeting and through the website will be reviewed by drainage experts for development of the Johnson Lane Area Drainage Plan.

THe C.V.I.C. Hall is located at 1602 Esmeralda Avenue in Minden, Nev.