Save Darien's Wetlands has considered the flood plan proposed by the Town of Darien. We have send a letter to the Darien Times to applaud the town on stepping up to a plan, but to again voice the 3 items that citizens have demanded for immediate action:
1) water retention,
2) residential --water and drainage mitigation--regulations coupled with enforcement, and
3) regular scheduled maintenance of the Town's drainage system and drainage creeks.
Representatives from Save Darien's Wetlands, New Canaan's Friends of the Five Mile River and the West Norwalk Association met with the executive Director of the Rivers Alliance of Connecticut. All three groups are voiced their concern over sand that is choking the waterways and forcing water to find new courses, often through people's homes. While some towns are pointing to private property owners to be responsible for dredging their portion or the waterways, Norwalk has taken a progressive, proactive approach by installing filters on drains and even reporting the amount of debris that's removed. Our groups are committed to seeking state action for short term solutions while pursuing long term "river length management."
Channel 55 from Melville, NY was in Darien today to speak with homeowners who have experienced flooding in 2007 and to interview town officials. Our president, Vanessa Wood, was also interviewed and she expressed the need for short term solutions while long term plans are being developed. This story on Darien's flooding will be aired either on the 11pm news, Wednesday, February 27 or on Saturday on a special Connecticut segment. WLNY can be seen on Cablevision 15, Dish Network 55, Verizon 10.
Darien, CT
Flooding
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- Save Darien's Wetlands
- Save Darien’s Wetlands was founded in 2001 by the late Lee Fingar: ".. to promote the importance of the inland wetlands in an urban environment. We are concerned about the effects of flooding and are seeking short term solutions while long term action is pursued.