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In January, 1998, the Street Transportation Department initiated a local drainage program to develop a systematic, customer-oriented and cost-effective way to prioritize and alleviate local stormwater drainage problems throughout the City.

There are numerous local stormwater drainage problems that cause property damage or en-danger the safety of the traveling public. The Programming and Street Lighting Section developed a Local Drainage Program, using a prioritization approach, to address local flooding throughout the City.

This program relies on established lines of communication between the citizens of Phoenix, Street Maintenance staff and the Storm Water Management Section.

Benefits of Program The benefits of this program are three-fold: to reduce local flooding where it is cost-effective to do so; to create a level of confidence among the citizens about the prioritization process; and to extend, if necessary, the existing drainage system with a network of underground pipes designed for the two-year storm event, without exceeding the design capacity of the existing system. Prioritization Process The prioritization factors and point values are as follows: Safety (10 pts) Life-threatening situations receive the maximum value. Severity (7 pts) Is there structure flooding or is the drainage problem just a nuisance? Frequency (7 pts) Does the drainage problem occur every time it rains or only during extremely heavy rains. Maintenance Effort (5 pts) Does the site require that Street Maintenance forces be there during and after the rainfall event or is no maintenance required? Cost (4 pts) Sliding scale where the higher the cost for the improvement to the stormwater drainage problem, the lower the assigned value. Ease of Solution (3 pts) Can the problem be managed without a detailed engineering design? Potential Partners (2 pts) Are partners available for possible cost-sharing on the proposed solution?

Stormwater ponding in local streets... with nowhere to go Stormwater damaging building structure

If you have an immediate local drainage problem, please call:
(602) 262-6441 (Dispatch)

If you need additional information or have any questions, please contact:

City of Phoenix
Street Transportation Department
Storm Water Management Section
(602) 262-6284
E-mail: strlpds@ci.phoenix.az.us

THIS PUBLICATION CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE IN BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT, AUDIO TAPE, OR CASSETTE TAPE UPON REQUEST. CONTACT THE STREET TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AT 602-262-6284 IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY OF THESE SERVICES.
OUR TTY PHONE NUMBER IS 602-256-4286.