Mayor Adams announced New York City will build 2,000 new rain gardens and install high-tech flood sensors to prevent future tragedies like Ida. NatDuddridgeTV reports.
Heavy rain often overflows the city's sewer system because most of the city is covered by non-absorbent, hard surfaces. So, the city is installing more than 2,000 curbside rain gardens, bringing the total to 11,000.The city is also installing 500 flood net sensors over the next five years. They resemble surveillance cameras, but sense flooding and report information in real time to both officials and the public.
The sensors can alert residents to seek higher ground and tell the city which roads need to close during a storm. "Our neighbors were victims of climate change. Thirteen New Yorkers died in their basement apartments due to flooding. This traumatized our city," Adams said."Ida was not from coastal areas. We thought we could build higher walls, but Mother Nature showed us it was more than just higher sea levels. This came from rain, inwards.
"It's clear we need miles upon miles of new sewer and water mains across the entire borough. We need thousands of more rain gardens," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. The rain gardens and flood sensors are just a few of many steps the city is taking as part of a larger infrastructure plan costing tens of millions of dollars.
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