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Does anyone know if there is a number we can call...
Does anyone know if there is a number we can call to alert the city if the storm drains are backing up?
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May 17, 2020
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Does anyone know if there is a number we can call to alert the city if the storm drains are backing up?
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+2
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May 17, 2020
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Honey don’t bother. Des plaines is used to this. They know. The whole city is flooded. So is Chicago and surrounding burbs. We live through this. Next the river and sand bags.
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May 18, 2020
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cowage276
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calpac0
I notified them on the app about a storm drain issue this morning, and they came out in 25 minutes and corrected it. So I wouldn’t say don’t bother. I’d say let them know so they can route help to the right areas.
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May 18, 2020
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calpac0
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people don’t don’t clear the street the street drains so that’s the result from seeds etc.
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May 18, 2020
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. yes if it’s really bubbling up as that’s water coming out. You did right.
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May 17, 2020
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Only so much water the sewers can take. When it rains this hard and we already had a lot of rain. The ground is soaked. Can’t absorb no more water.
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May 17, 2020
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jadda
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Shouldn't the sewers have larger capacity if this happens all the time?
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May 17, 2020
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calpac0
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jadda
We just had all new sewers put in the Villas. The city has battled this for years. At one time we had no flooding. Way back when. When you build and build and build near the river. just were is the water to go? We did this ourselves. So now we deal with it. Can’t just keep covering up the ground. The city with the army core of engineers are trying to help the situation. Then you have burbs we share the river with who won’t do their share. That’s about it.
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May 17, 2020
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Really not much they can do about it when there is a downpour such as this.
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May 17, 2020
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We used to have a huge pond out front every time it rained but when they expanded the pipes I can count on one hand how many times it has happened (9 yrs ago)
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May 17, 2020
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dalton
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Use the 311 app.
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May 17, 2020
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westing96
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How is it that the city has taken all this money and poured it into a project that is supposed to alleviate the flooding and yet we are always flooded and in the same spots ♀️ I don't see at all where anything got better, downtown des plaines is a lake right now!
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May 18, 2020
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equidistance38
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westing96
BINGO! Casino revenue was supposed to help also but we flood & it gets worse with every new development they build ♀️
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May 18, 2020
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calpac0
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One might say these projects are billions of dollars and it’s not going to be corrected for years. Millions is a dribble compared to what’s really needed. We need a water retention place and that is in the big picture. Let’s just say the plans are in the works. More so than most burbs. Casino money is all, going for infrastructure.
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May 18, 2020
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Not true at all. It takes time. Some times they show the video of what’s been done. You would be shocked. It helps if you attend meetings and learn about the flooding as we are not alone. We have done more than most burbs.
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May 18, 2020
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equidistance38
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calpac0
been here 20yrs and the flooding has only gotten worse We reach out to get blockades put on the street & we are shrugged off ♀️ We are on our own ♀️
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May 18, 2020
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equidistance38
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Street , sidewalks, lawns underwater, & basements filling
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May 18, 2020
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calpac0
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equidistance38
Your right. Keep building huge condos along the river and you are doing what? Covering up land so we have less ground to absorb water. They know it but they keep on building.
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May 18, 2020
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calpac0
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Now this is the river problem.
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May 18, 2020
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We got new sewers in over her in the villas. The water went down when the rain stopped. It worked.
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May 17, 2020
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bag
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Does the city have a way of diverting the sewer to relieve an area?
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May 18, 2020
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calpac0
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bag
Thats in the master plan. City council meetings are every other Tuesday. Your Alderman would be happy to answer all the questions you have. All I know is for 20 years that I have lived here the river and flooding has been a problem. Ours and every burb. town or whatever that’s along the River.
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May 17, 2020
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tagmeme511
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Well I am right off river road (which isn't flooded). But my road is.
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May 18, 2020
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It will go down. Then flood again once the river starts to crest.
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May 17, 2020
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While we are discussing this topic, what ended up happening regarding the legal dispute between DP and the suburbs upstream of us? Are they still contributing to our problems with flooding, or did they have to stop?
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May 18, 2020
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stump339
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My basement . on van Buren.
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May 18, 2020
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beaudette
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stump339
so sorry to see that.
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May 18, 2020
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strut44523
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stump339,
Sorry for your flood damage. I also am on Van Buren and the storm sewers are at over capacity. Did the water backup from the drains?
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May 18, 2020
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espy917
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I've been running my pump all night damned water finally quit
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May 18, 2020
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beaudette
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espy917
my husband doing same. Stayed up till 3:00.
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May 18, 2020
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espy917
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beaudette
yea it was like 4ish when I trusted it was over
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May 18, 2020
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My basement We had an inch of standing water from the prior storm. Just finished clearing it out and drying it up. Then BAM Our street and yard look the same. Feeling defeated
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May 18, 2020
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linkboy
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My alderman is a big help, yours might be too.
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May 18, 2020
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strut44523
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@
amin35,
Sorry for your flood damage. I know it is a lot of work to clean up. @
linkboy,
Glad your alderman was able to provide assistance. Some officials are more willing to help then others.
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May 18, 2020
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amin35
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strut44523
thank you. We are grateful for clean, running water again. I know other's lost even more. I'm also grateful for great neighbors, they really do make a huge difference when things like this happen.
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May 18, 2020
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strut44523
also, thank you for your kind words. You are gem in the rocks. I hope your kindness is contagious and more people lift one another up. Thank you!
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May 18, 2020
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condolent
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Clean the storm drains may help
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