The City is evaluating its existing stormwater infrastructure and developing a Stormwater Master Plan that will guide future investment and maintenance of this critical system. This plan will be developed with information from the public and computer-based models of the current system. The City is asking residents to provide comments on specific locations that have had stormwater-related flooding issues.

Stormwater is the runoff from rain or snowmelt that is not absorbed by soil. Stormwater infrastructure is any element that helps transport that runoff, such as:

• Storm intakes
• underground storm sewer pipes
• drainageways
• culverts
• detention basins

It is important that current stormwater and drainage infrastructure be adequately maintained and/or improved to meet Marion’s projected growth rate. That is why the City is developing a stormwater master plan to address current issues and mitigate future problems, such as flooding, streambank erosion, damage to property and poor water quality.