Storm Water Management is responsible for the oversight of the Storm Water Utility and the Wichita/Sedgwick County Flood Control.
Storm Water Utility
The Utiliity oversees construction, reconstruction and maintenance of the City’s storm water drainage system, as well as the water quality aspects of the City’s storm water pollution prevention program. Operational sections are located within the Public Works Department and the Environmental Services Department.
Storm Water Utility is funded through the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) fee. The ERU is a monthly fee paid by the owners of all properties in the City to support the efforts of Storm Water Management. In 2007, the ERU fee is $2.00 per ERU per month. One ERU is equivalent to 2,139 square feet of impervious area. Residential units are billed 1 ERU or $2.00 monthly. Commercial and industrial facilities are billed $2.00 per month for every 2,139 square feet of impervious area on their property. For property owners with water and/or sewer accounts, the fee is billed monthly on their water and sewer bill. For owners without water and sewer accounts, the Storm Water Management billing is done twice a year.
Wichita/Sedgwick County Flood Control
The Flood Control section, which is responsible for maintaining the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, better known as the “Big Ditch”. The duties of Flood Control include the maintenance of the floodway, Big and Little Arkansas Rivers, and major streams and creeks within the project limits in accordance with standards established by the Army Corps of Engineers. Total acres maintained by the Flood Control section is 8,612.
Flood Control is jointly funded between the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County.
Does your neighborhood have a pond? See Neighborhood Pond Maintenance for ideas on how to maintain this neighborhood asset.
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