McKinley Park’s New Water Vault Gets Filled To The Brim During Historic Storm

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The recently built h2o vault astatine McKinley Park was filled by Sunday’s storm, causing flooding of immoderate streets nearby.

With Sacramento having a combined sewer system, large storms tin often origin tempest and wastewater to overflow into the street. However, the 6 cardinal gallon vault built nether McKinley Park is expected to assistance forestall specified events.

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However, metropolis officials accidental the vault was built for a ten-year tempest event. Sunday’s tempest was astatine a 200-year level – with Sacramento getting much than 5 inches of rainfall implicit 24-hours.

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City officials accent that determination person been nary issues recovered connected the levees successful the city, and determination has besides been nary interaction to Sacramento’s drinking water.

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Some localized flooding is inactive expected, officials say, with flows going beyond capableness successful galore locations.

CBS13 Staff