City of Warren issued the following announcement on Aug. 12.
Our WWTP (Waste Water Treatment Plant) is running smoothly and no concern with sewage basement flooding. Flooding on streets is due primarily to the tremendous amount of water we got in a short period of time. Added to the fact that Oakland County sends their excess stormwater to Red Run. Red Run then overflows causing stormwater street flooding. So far, we only have a few basements with water. I have contacted the Southern Baptist Relief Team for possible help, and I have also contacted DTE about power outages as well.
IMPORTANT:
IF YOU EXPERIENCED FLOODING ON YOUR PROPERTY, IN YOUR BASEMENT, OR IN YOUR STREET PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE AT (586) 574-4520. The Water Department is actively working on neighborhood streets, and you can call them at (586) 759-9200, this phone number is also used after hours. You can assist the Water Department by making sure your catch basins are clear of any debris. Some buildings are closed because of power outages and most others are open.
The list of closed and not closed buildings are as follows:
Civic Center Library (City Hall) – Open
Burnette Library (Civic Center South) – Open
Miller Library – Partial Power – CLOSED Today
Busch Library – Power Out – CLOSED Today
Owen Jax Recreation Center – Open today, but flooding in the basement
Fitzgerald Recreation Center – Open Today
Warren Community Center – Power Out – CLOSED Today
*Monitoring the storm situation all day and that means all hands on deck for all departments.
*Blight and DPW are picking up branches and trees to make sure all our streets will be able to drain properly.
*The Water Department is actively working on neighborhood streets. You can assist the Water Department by making sure your catch basins are clear of any debris.
*The Detention Basin that we are currently constructing should alleviate many of these current problems. This will hopefully be ready by or before 2023. Please note Warren is the only city building a detention basin to alleviate flooding at my insistence. The former city council approved this project several years ago!
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