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The city officially launched its “Adopt-A-Catch Basin” pilot program in Greenpoint on Tuesday, hoping to deputize locals as volunteer storm drain supervisors.
WEBVTT AFTERNOON AND WE GOT A GOOD LOOK-AT THE CATCH BASIN PROBLEM.WE ONLY HAD ABOUT A 20% CHANCEOF RAIN TODAY BUT WE GOT IT.AND LOOK AT THE DRAINS HERE ONCHARTRES AT ELYSIAN FIELDS THEY-- ELYSIAN ...
With the possibility of flooding due to the storm, it is best to make sure your storm drain is clean to prevent it.
Grass-clogged catch basins and lack of public oversight were among drainage-related concerns voiced by New Orleans residents Thursday night (Aug. 17), during a town hall meeting in response to the ...
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Down The Drain 15,000 catch basins cleaned. Now what? There are more than 65,000 catch basins throughout New Orleans, and without additional funding, a full sweep could take decades.
NEW ORLEANS – The city says that two-person crews are working overtime to clean catch basins and drainage lines. The Department of Public Works has two-person crews operating in three vacuum ...
New Orleans has 68,092 catch basins around the city. On a 45-minute drive Thursday evening from Uptown, through Central City and Broadmoor, to Mid-City, I spotted dozens and dozens of ...
There are more than 90,000 catch basins in the city of Detroit. Some people call them storm drains and they can be the source of flooding on streets, sidewalks and yards.
With rainy weather upon us Monday and later in the week, Kansas City crews are working to remove debris from the city's storm drains and catch basins.