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Saturation
These ponds, considered “green” and functioning by SPU, have been full now for ten days. The ground is saturated all the way to the Glacial Till (clay) below, and the water is not draining. In the...
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New Pictures
Under the new March 2011 tab, we have posted pictures of the ponds during this month’s spring squalls.
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“Green” Raingardens Really Are Green
These Raingardens are considered to be functioning by SPU (even though the curb inlets are still blocked), but they still have inches of water on Friday afternoon (after 72 hours) from the earlier...
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Another Plague Cometh
Bugs have begun hatching in and emerging out of the Raingardens. From a neighbor yesterday: “There are a gazillion….gross brown flies the color of sand that are crawling around the fetid standing water...
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New Viewpoint: “Issues” Tab Updated; “Options” Tab Added
As the ponding continues and the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) issue is not being resolved, the residents on 77th and 29th Avenues have contacted outside experts for more analysis. We have been working...
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Washington State May Want to Update the Code
Found in Montana’s books: Mont. Code Ann. §7-31-4201 et. Seq. “The legislature declares that the control of ditchwater in inhabited areas of Montana is affected with the public interest. The purpose of...
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Featured on KIRO News Tonight at 5:30 PM
The story profiled the lack of drainage in Ballard’s soil conditions, and the safety concerns this raises.
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Update
As discussed in the KIRO news story, SPU is now meeting to decide on the individual Raingarden’s statuses moving forward. The residents on 77th and 29th have notified SPU they want all Raingardens on...
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Featured on “Crosscut”
Our Ballard Raingarden Project has been profiled in Crosscut. The article summarizes well some of our issues and emphasizes we would like to see green solutions that are effective in cutting back the...
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Removing, Restoring, and Refocusing
We applaud SPU’s decision to begin removing some of the ineffective Raingardens, which include the ones on 77th and 29th. After determining these specific Raingardens are not solutions for the Combined...
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They’re Back!
New “raingardens,” now dubbed “Ballard Natural Drainage,” are returning to Ballard in 2014-2015. According to local mailers, SPU is honing in on blocks surrounding Loyal Heights Elementary and Loyal...
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Review of SPU’s 06/05 Community Meeting
Once again, SPU plans to install raingardens to limit stormwater flooding our sewer system during storm events. To jog memories, these were the “cesspools” called “The Worst of Seattle 2011″ by Seattle...
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Heads up, Ballard: More Are Coming
Seattle Public Utilities is planning a significant increase of new “roadside raingardens.” The current proposed locations are here, including next to Loyal Heights Elementary and Loyal Heights...
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