RESIDENTS CALL FOR RUNOFF FIX; HOMEOWNERS SAY CITY SHOULD CORRECT PROBLEM.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Daily News Staff Writer Residents of an area of custom homes just outside city limits say they are inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. by storm water flowing out of housing tracts south of Avenue P, and they want the city to do something about it. Storm water running out of two large culverts under Avenue P flows into their neighborhood, turning dirt roads dirt road n (US) → camino sin firme dirt road n → chemin non macadamisé or non revêtu dirt road dirt n into quagmires and threatening to flood their homes, they say, but they get no help from city officials. ``They keep saying, you live in an unincorporated area In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, i.e., a city or town with its own government. , you live on dirt roads, you're going to have to live with it,'' said Karen Goloskie, who is suing the city over the flooding and has used truckloads of dirt, sandbags sandbags small sacks containing sand used to support an anesthetized animal in dorsal recumbency and prevent it from rolling sideways during anesthesia or surgery. and railroad ties to protect her 7-year-old home. ``They're putting the water here.'' A delegation of residents of homes around Avenue O-8 and 22nd Street appeared before the City Council last week, prompted by last weekend's flooding. They called for construction of a retention basin Noun 1. retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed, basin - the entire geographical to catch the water before it flows to their neighborhood. Avenue O-8 resident Harold Duncan says he surveyed the area and determined the water was flowing into a four-foot-deep ditch from two storm drains under Avenue P, originating from the tract houses built in the last 10 years south of the street. ``It seems to me the intention was clear when the culvert was put in to divert that water into that area,'' Duncan said. ``I feel really it's Palmdale's responsibility to do something about it because I feel they're the ones that put it in.'' City officials said it is unclear how much of the water flowing into the neighborhood is historic runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. that preceded the construction of the tract homes and how much was contributed by development covering up the soil where rain used to sink in. The culverts under Avenue P are laid at the bottom of a natural swale swale n. 1. A low tract of land, especially when moist or marshy. 2. A long, narrow, usually shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline. 3. into which the street dips. Mayor Jim Ledford said much work has been done citywide on analyzing and correcting storm runoff problems, including the draining basins built into Marie Kerr Park's playing fields less than a mile to the west. But he said he will let the courts decide what should be done for 22nd Street. ``We're in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. on that. I don't have a lot I can say,'' Ledford said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Tom Stevens says he has brought in truckloads of dirt, sandbags and railroad ties in preparation for storms. (2--3--Color) Tom Stevens, left, checks railroad ties in front of his home and, above, sandbags he piled up to protect his house from potential flooding. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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