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Photo Credit: clarkmaxwell/Flickr, Creative Commons License ITKAN CNT Presentation March 14, 2019 Photo Credit: Jeff McC, Flickr, Creative Commons 4 URBAN FLOODING 8 Urban Flooding Defined The inundation of property in a built


  1. Photo Credit: clarkmaxwell/Flickr, Creative Commons License ITKAN – CNT Presentation March 14, 2019

  2. Photo Credit: Jeff McC, Flickr, Creative Commons

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  4. URBAN FLOODING 8

  5. Urban Flooding Defined The inundation of property in a built environment, caused by rainfall overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm sewers 9

  6. Characterized by Repetitive and chronic impacts on communities, regardless of their location within or outside of formally designated floodplains

  7. Source: Illinois State Water Survey

  8. RainReady Home: $4,850 Flood damage: $17,000 Upgrades: ▪ Backwater valve ▪ Disconnected “Without the service you don’t have downspout any idea whether a contractor is ▪ Re-routed gutters telling you the truth.” – Lori Burns ▪ Rain garden 17

  9. THANKS ITKAN! Photo Credit: Patrick - msigarmy.com/Flickr, Creative Commons License

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