Politics & Government

City Requests Help in Clearing Street Drains to Avoid Flooding in Coming Days

Although the city of Elmhurst has been clearing street drains with several crews since the last snow fall event, heavy rain will cause additional snow to wash into the street drains.

With rain forecast for Wednesday night and throughout the day on Thursday, the City is requesting help from residents to clear snow and ice from street inlets.

Elmhurst residents are reminded that by clearing street drains of snow near their homes, they can help reduce flooding and drainage problems.  

In preparation for the rain, city crews have cleared snow off of many of the street drains in areas that have had flooding issues in the past, and a patrol will be on duty during the rain to monitor inlets.  

Although the city of Elmhurst has been clearing street drains with several crews since the last snow fall event, heavy rain will cause additional snow to wash into the street drains, and city crews are unable to clear all of the 7,000 inlets without help from residents.
 
Please use caution when clearing snow and ice from street inlets and do not remove the storm grate.
 
If you are unsure as to where inlets are located on your street, Elmhurst officials recommend visiting Google Earth and looking up your address. Once your address comes on screen, click on and drag the figure in the top right corner to switch to “Street View” in order to see the make-up of your block.

Credit: City of Elmhurst press release


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