Cincinnati now says a failure of the railroad arms kept the Duck Creek floodgate from closing on July 17.
The Cincinnati Exchange reported the crossing-arm problem on July 22, five days after the storm.
The city's finding on the Duck Creek railroad arms appears in a presentation the administration gave a council committee Tuesday. Page…
Cincinnati City Council has unanimously approved a plan to create a standalone stormwater agency by 2027, separating the Stormwater Management Utility (SMU) from Greater Cincinnati Water Works.
The move comes after major flooding across Cincinnati this summer and is intended to give the city a dedicated agency focused on stormwater infrastructure, flood protection and resilience.…
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval is proposing to make the city’s Stormwater Management Utility a standalone agency.
He is doing this as the city responds to flooding concerns following severe summer storms.
The proposal would separate the Stormwater Management Utility from Greater Cincinnati Water Works, where it has operated as a division since 2016.
Pureval says…


