Posted on Jun 4, 2023
Johnson County is recruiting gardeners to help prevent flooding in Kansas City
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Traditional grass lawns are much less effective at absorbing and filtering stormwater than native plants and trees. The Contain the Rain program aims to increase the number of rain gardens across 16 Johnson County cities.
Kansas City sits at the intersection of many rivers — the Missouri River separating downtown from the Northland, the Kansas River in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, and Turkey Creek, the Blue River, Mill Creek and Brush Creek forming a spider web across the bistate area.
And this is no accident, said Heather Schmidt, the stormwater program manager in Johnson County.
“Whenever anybody develops or settles anywhere, they want to be by the stream,” Schmidt said. “It’s their water source, and it’s their source to get things away. And that’s always been problematic, because they also get flooded out.”
Kansas City sits at the intersection of many rivers — the Missouri River separating downtown from the Northland, the Kansas River in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, and Turkey Creek, the Blue River, Mill Creek and Brush Creek forming a spider web across the bistate area.
And this is no accident, said Heather Schmidt, the stormwater program manager in Johnson County.
“Whenever anybody develops or settles anywhere, they want to be by the stream,” Schmidt said. “It’s their water source, and it’s their source to get things away. And that’s always been problematic, because they also get flooded out.”
Johnson County is recruiting gardeners to help prevent flooding in Kansas City
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel the water table has been dropping for years. Despite some rare flooding in the last two years, there’s barely a trickle in was once raging rivers. I’m a member of an HOA with rules about the appearance of the front of the lawn and house. We’ve been advised to stop watering. My yard is filled with natural plants again.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Kansas City sits at the intersection of many rivers — the Missouri River separating downtown from the Northland, the Kansas River in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, and Turkey Creek, the Blue River, Mill Creek and Brush Creek forming a spider web across the bistate area.
And this is no accident, said Heather Schmidt, the stormwater program manager in Johnson County.
“Whenever anybody develops or settles anywhere, they want to be by the stream,” Schmidt said. “It’s their water source, and it’s their source to get things away. And that’s always been problematic, because they also get flooded out.”
Twice a year, during thunderstorm season in the springtime and the autumn, the Kansas City area deals with flooding. And this poses a danger not only because it can cause car accidents and dangerous currents, but also because the stormwater can absorb dangerous chemicals from construction sites, fertilizers and animal waste."...
..."Kansas City sits at the intersection of many rivers — the Missouri River separating downtown from the Northland, the Kansas River in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, and Turkey Creek, the Blue River, Mill Creek and Brush Creek forming a spider web across the bistate area.
And this is no accident, said Heather Schmidt, the stormwater program manager in Johnson County.
“Whenever anybody develops or settles anywhere, they want to be by the stream,” Schmidt said. “It’s their water source, and it’s their source to get things away. And that’s always been problematic, because they also get flooded out.”
Twice a year, during thunderstorm season in the springtime and the autumn, the Kansas City area deals with flooding. And this poses a danger not only because it can cause car accidents and dangerous currents, but also because the stormwater can absorb dangerous chemicals from construction sites, fertilizers and animal waste."...
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