The Stormwater Master Plan includes about 350 high-priority projects totaling $135 million. The highest priority projects total $85 million. However, with the existing capital improvement budget, the city has been able to invest only $11.5 million into planning, design and construction since the Stormwater Utility was created in 2001.
To fund necessary stormwater drainage capital improvement and maintenance projects, the City-County Council approved a $1.00 monthly increase to the stormwater utility fee to fund $35 million in flood control and drainage improvements over the next three years. These upgrades will:
- Alleviate neighborhood and street flooding and resolve many drainage complaints
- Assist neighborhoods undergoing septic conversions with drainage improvements
- Reduce raw sewage overflows by improving neighborhood drainage and reducing clear water infiltration into the sanitary sewer system
- Meet the regulatory requirements of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit and avoid state and federal fines.
Read the stormwater rate brochure.
Read the Stormwater Credit Manual.