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�Y1 March 20, 1996 Virgil Herschlip I.M.C. Conslruction, Inc. 1333 Lincoln, suite 2 Bellingham, WA 98226 Dear Mr. Herschlip: Snohomish County Fublfc Works Roberl J. Drewet County Executive 2930 Wetmore Avo. Everett, WA 98201 (206)308-3408 FAX (206) JB8�6494 On Monday, February 26th, your sister Delores phoned in a drainage compiaint. She felt that the City of Everett, the State Dept. Of Transportation, Providence Medical Center and Safeway were causing her flooding problem by dumping too much storm water into your pond across the road from her house. However, when I came out to investigate that same day and checked the garage area as well as the wetland at the back of her house, I iound no evidence that the pond had plugged up and backed up into Ihe wetland and flooded the garage, as had occurred during my first investigation of her original drainac�e complaint ,f December 14th, 1995. It appears that even though your sister's house and family's pond are in the County, the greater portion of drainage you are receiving originates within the City of Everett. As you and I have discussed previously, Everett is a separate jurisdiction not under our authority, and therefore we cannot control their surface water runoff. However, all new development within unincor- porated Snohomish County is required to install stormwater facilities to reduce the effect of their drainage on olher propeRy and natural or engineered drainage systems downstream. If you have any actual or potential damages related either directly or i�directly to development within the City of Everett, your issues should be directed to them. In the mean time, there are steps that can be taken to prevent fut� � flooding. 1) Install an adequate trash rack over the intake of the pond's outlet pipe to ensure that the pond does not plug up. 2) Construct a berm across the swale to the wetland along the south edge of tFie driveway to the garage. 3) Installing drywel's at each downspout, especially at the south side of the house and garage should prevent potential flooding in the garage due to roof drainage backing up behind the berm. Drywells will coltect the rain water from lhe roof and allow it to soak into the ground. If you need lechnical advice pertaining to any of these approaches, I will be glad lo discuss these matters with you, either ovsr the phone or on site. In addition, we will continue tu monitor existing conditions in lhr area and investiaate drainage issues as they arise. We also urge you to voice your concerns regarding recent and new development upstream from your property. There is no substitute for personal involvement and citizen action. For any questions and/or comments, whether of a technical nature regarding solutions to your sister's flooding problems, ,�, �., ��,-�:•.