You’re probably going to need this phone number this week. Seattle Public Utilities’ “drainage problem hotline” — (206) 386-1800.
You also might want to consider “adopting” a problem drain near you:
Rake a storm drain. One of the best ways to protect your property is keeping storm drains clear of leaves and other debris. This will keep the water flowing. For a longer term solution and support from us, join the Adopt-A-Drain program.
UPDATE: This is going to be some serious rain:
A VERY serious storm is going to hit the Northwest during the next two days–one that will cause flooding and coastal wind damage. And the urban areas are doing to experience a deluge.
Here is the forecast precipitation over the next 48h over the region and over western Washington.The Olympics, the north Cascades, and the mountains of southwest Washington and NW Oregon are going to get hammered with 5-10 inches of rain (reds). Even Seattle will get nearly 4-5 inches if this forecast verifies.
I wonder if anyone has reported that problem corner and the City just hasn’t gotten to it or all of us just continue jumping over this always present puddle and occasional lake, accepting it as our punishment for walking.
Apathy and realization I don’t want to enter the bureaucracy settling in…yah, I’m not going to call. Punishment accepted.
No. No one has reported it. Consider it officially reported. From my memory however, this is likely an SDOT issue as I believe it is a low spot in the road rather than a clogged drain inlet.
Sometimes (but not always) the problem is construction cloth that has been left in the drain to prevent silt from a construction site going into the drain. More often than not these get forgotten as the construction job ends. if you notice fabric poking out around the drain you might mention this when you report it. no matter how many leaves you rake away these drains will still clog until the fabric is removed…
It was clear this morning! There was an SPU guy a couple blocks east on Pike clearing other drains too. Seemed like he was working his way up the street. Good job SPU; sorry I misjudged your responsiveness.
I think you are right kage, but it may just be that the property owner (QFC?) doesn’t ever clean that gutter and I’m sure a lot of junk ends up in it.