What happens to stormwater when natural land is developed?
Land development comes with great responsibility to the environment and to neighbors. Clearing natural land (land-disturbing activity) is regulated to protect the environment. Two factors impact stormwater run-off when land is developed; the clearing of forest, prairies and woodlands and channelizing of water. Several entities are responsible for the careful management of development; developers, engineers, contractors and municipalities.
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Pinedale
Twin Pines Circle and properties below to Sulphur Springs
City of Hoover Subdivision Regulations approved January 1982 were based on eight elements; one of those was “The impact of development upon adjacent property” in 1990 the city reiterated that as follows: City of Hoover Ord. No. 89-857, approved January 3, 1990. “The City of Hoover will not allow the development of one site to cause an adverse effect on adjacent property.”
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Paradise Lake
US Steel has twice been cited by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for allowing run-off.
To learn more: See Paradise Lake
To learn how to file a complaint with ADEM see:
ADEM
Flood Risk & Outlook: Hoover
According to Flood Factor, there are 2,519 properties in Hoover that have greater than a 26% chance of being severely affected by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 9% of all properties in the city (Flood Factor[1]). Of course, a major concern of flooding is property damage, at least 390 Hoover residents experienced flood damage in October of 2021. While Hoover has a moderate risk of flooding over the next three decades, disruptions to daily life, potential utility outages, interruptions in emergency services and transportation are possible.
EPA reports that Alabama will become warmer and experience more severe floods in coming decades. Soils are drier, rainfall has increased, more rainfall arrives in downpours. This leads to flooding (EPA August 2016, 430-F-16-003).
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