Streets Run
The Streets Run Watershed is a beautiful, yet flood prone area of the city. The Department of Environmental Protection first investigated the erosion occurring in Streets Run in 1956. There has been major flooding there in 1968 and 1980, and more recently in 1994, 1995, 1999 and 2000. Currently, there is a Flood Protection Project in the works to remedy this situation which includes a concrete rectangular channel, wider banks, stormwater retention dams, and enforcement of existing regulations, such as the eroding CSX railroad line.
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