Storm Runoff Risk Check for Temple City, CA
Four questions show how likely street runoff is to reach a garage or living space when a storm drain backs up.
Report runoff coming under the garage doorRunoff risk
Moderate
Keep the inlet in front clear before a forecast storm and lift stored items off the garage floor.
Storm water got inside? Call dispatchAn estimate only, built from typical water losses in local homes. Every loss is different, and the real figure comes after someone sees the damage and takes readings.
How this tool works
Heavy winter rain off the San Gabriel foothills moves through street gutters to storm drain inlets and on to flood-control channels such as the Eaton Wash. When an inlet clogs, the water backs up and spreads across the street and up driveways. In October 2015 a blocked drain left Roseglen Street under about a foot and a half of water until the blockage was moved.
The check scores the lot grade, the nearest inlet, what sits at driveway level and where the gutters drain. Storm water that gets inside is treated as Category 3. See storm water cleanup for what happens next. Flood safety steps are at Ready.gov.
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Water still moving? Skip the tool and call.
The tools help with planning. For water that is still spreading, the response team works around the clock.