Well, even though Supervisor Bob Giza says,"Theres no flooding in Lancaster." The Lancaster Police are restricting traffic on Stony Rd because water is once again flowing over the roadway - in not one but two large ares.
Also the pumps at the stone quarry are still pumping full force into Ellicott Creek with the blessings of our Town Board.
ELLICOTT CREEK Flooding: Town Of Lancaster adds to flood risks for downstream neighbors, Town Government fully aware and takes no corrective actions:
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According to their study these areas are affected: the AMHERST, NORTH FOREST TO HOPKINS, MAPLE TO FRENCH INCLUDING GETZVILLE. IN WILLIAMSVILLE, LEHN SPRINGS DRIVE. IN TONAWANDA, ELLICOTT CREEK RD TO I-290, COLVIN TO NIAGARA FALLS BLVD. IN CHEEKTOWAGA AND LANCASTER...AERO DRIVE AREA...BOWMANSVILLE FIRE STATION AREA. UB BIKE PATH FLOODED.
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Ask your self this question; Why do they only monitor the Ellicott Creek from WILLIAMSVILLE to Tonawanda Creek. Theres no mention of Lancaster's 18+ Millions being pumped into the Creek Yearly - WHY?
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From just one location in Lancaster :18 Million gallons of water a year + the natural content of Ellicott Creek
Your close - 34 gpm x 60= 2040 gph(per hour)
2040 gph x 24hours= 49,315gpd (per day)
49,315 gpd x 7 days a week = 345,205 gpw (gallons per week)
345205 gpw x 52 weeks = 17,950,660 gallons per year.
If you took away the extra 49,315 gallons of water a day being pumped in - flooding wouldn't be so bad and maybe flood insurance wouldn't be mandatory and costing affected home owners thousands of dollars every year.
That water comes from the stone quarry on Wherle near Harris Hill Rd. - some of it is used to catch "rock dust during processing" and washing crushed stone . Then its pumped into Ellicott Creek . No health or environmental study has been done or presented to the public - by either the Quarry or Lancaster's Town Board who approves of this operation . God knows if any agency like the Department of Environmental Conservation, Corp of Engineers even knows or has approved of this either .
Ask your local Officials - you take a look - judge for yourself - flood insurance has gone up , in some area's by 40% just in the last couple years .
Lancaster Town Government has been asked many times to correct this issue. It was even suggested that the pumps from the quarry be shut off during these high water periods.
When residents told local Officials that it "adds to the flooding problem" it increases the duration and overall impact of flooding.
Now theres two quarries putting their run off and one pumping 24/7/365
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