Quite often, maintenance actions are prompted by citizen complaints and reports. Please report dumping violations and observed canal obstructions to the City of Boynton Beach Utilities Department at (561) 742-6400 or utilize the City's mobile app. You can practice good drainage maintenance by keeping grass clippings and other debris out of storm water drainage systems and drainage canals to prevent clogging and loss of storm water storage and conveyance capacity.ĭid you know that it is illegal to throw ANYTHING into the lakes, canals or other water of the City? Do you know that nothing but stormwater is allowed to go into the storm drains located in streets, right-of-ways and parking lots? Dumping of materials into our waters or drains pollutes those waters, clogs our storm drains and leads to increased flooding in our neighborhoods. enlargement of openings, installation of grates to catch debris, installation of hard bank protection, construction of new retention basins, etc.) to reduce flooding and maintenance problems. The City of Boynton Beach has ongoing programs for structural and permanent changes to channels or basins (e.g. Maintenance activities most commonly include ongoing monitoring, debris and sediment removal, and the correction of problem sites and damaged systems by field crews. When this happens, flooding occurs more frequently and reaches higher elevations, subjecting properties otherwise protected to an unnecessary risk of damage.Įxtensive maintenance is necessary to ensure flood preparedness. A community can lose a portion of its drainage system conveyance or storm water storage capacity due to illegal dumping, debris accumulation, soil erosion and sedimentation as well as overgrowth of vegetation. Protect habitats for rare and endangered speciesĪ plugged drain or culvert might back up flood waters onto your property.Promote vegetative growth through rich alluvial soils.
Reduce frequency and duration of low surface flows.Promote infiltration and aquifer recharge.Filter nutrients and impurities from runoff.Protecting Floodplain Resources: A Guidebook for Communities (FEMA 268, June 1996).A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management (FEMA-248 (1994).Natural areas can be more effective at controlling or attenuating flooding and can be less expensive over the long run than traditional flood control structures. By preserving natural areas, fish and wildlife habitats are protected to provide breeding and feeding grounds. These natural areas also filter nutrients and impurities from stormwater runoff and promote infiltration and aquifer recharge. It is our job to help preserve natural areas. Wetland areas and buffer areas adjacent to open spaces help reduce flood damage because floodwaters in a natural floodplain are permitted to spread over a large area and open spaces provide flood water storage. Florida residents and businesses hold more than 40% of all flood insurance policies in the nation.Today NFIP insures more than 4 million policyholders in more than 19,000 communities in the U.S.Flood insurance purchased through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is relatively inexpensive (the average premium for $100,000 coverage is a little over $300 per year at this writing).Flood damage is virtually never covered by standard homeowners insurance.Even minor flooding can cost homeowners thousands of dollars in losses and repairs.There is a 26% chance of experiencing a flood during the life of a 30 year mortgage (more than 6 times the likelihood of a fire).Nation-wide, flooding caused more than $4 billion a year in losses and 2,200 deaths in the 1990's.25% of flooding occurs outside areas formally designated as being flood prone (i.e.Communities particularly at risk are those in low lying areas, coastal areas, or downstream from large bodies of water.Floods occur within all 50 states (they can occur any time, anywhere).Floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters outside of fire.
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