Storm Water
In
calendar
year
2008,
Village
Council
first
began
discussions
of
implementing
a
Storm
Water
Utility
and
an
Unauthorized
Sewer
Connection
Program.
These
two
programs
complement
each
other
in
that
a
good
storm
sewer
system
is
needed
in
order
to
accept
the
additional
flow
that
would
be
created
by
those
residents
required
to
remove
their
illegally
connected
storm
sewer
lines
from
the
Village’s
sanitary
sewer
system
and
having
them
appropriately
connected
to
a
fully
functional
storm water outlet.
In
2016,
a
consultant
was
hired
to
begin
developing
the
framework
for
a
Storm
Water
Utility;
this
was
completed
around
2018.
Village
council
held
several
meetings
to
discuss
the
implementation
of
this
program,
but
ultimately
decided
to
go
in
a different direction.
In
2019,
a
consultant
was
hired
to
investigate
the
possibility
of
controlling
storm
water
by
means
of
a
retention
basin
at
the
south
end
of
the
Village.
This
study
indicated
that
there
are
two
watersheds
coming
through
the
Village
on
the
east
side
of
town that could reduce the flooding effects by creating retention basins.
In
2022,
the
Village
applied
for
and
received
H2Ohio
grant
funds
to
develop
a
wetlands
retention
basin
which
will
control
storm
water
on
the
east
side
of
town.
This
basin
will
not
only
control
the
storm
water
coming
through
town,
but
it
will
also act as a mechanism to discharge clean water to the receiving stream. This project was completed in 2023.
The
Village
has
performed
several
storm
water
related
projects
over
the
years
and
have
replaced
several
culverts.
The
outlet
for
most
of
the
Village’s
storm
water
is
the
Miami
&
Erie
canal;
because
the
canal
was
not
constructed
as
a
drainage
way, the Village frequently experiences localized flooding.
The
cost
to
develop
a
storm
water
control
system
that
would
prevent
any
flooding
at
all
is
not
practical;
furthermore,
the
acquisition
of
rights-of-way
and
easements
would
infringe
on
private
properties;
therefore,
the
Village
has
investigated
means and methods to control storm water through the retention basin method.
Anyone
with
questions
about
either
of
these
two
programs
is
asked
to
contact
the
Village
Administrator
at
419-647-6263
or
village@spencervilleoh.com
.