Areas of Concern

Current Problems Are Future Opportunities

Several site visits and meetings with both museum and City staff were completed during the development of this Plan to verify the accuracy of the existing conditions data, inspect existing drainage infrastructure, and identify areas of stormwater concern and possible opportunities for creative solutions. Based on the site visits and museum staff input, nine areas of stormwater concern were initially identified. The original nine areas were further consolidated into the final seven areas of concern as presented in this plan.

These areas all experience ongoing issues with erosion, clogging, maintenance and ponding water, which all contribute to the localized flooding problems experienced on campus during rain storms. Some of these problem spots are caused by off-campus runoff from the surrounding city street which makes it way onto the Strawbery Banke campus. Although these areas of uncontrolled off-site runoff further contribute to the campus flooding, they present unique opportunities to partner with the City on shared solutions to create a more resilient campus. Brief descriptions of the problems and a map of the seven areas of concern are provided on the following pages. The areas are numbered sequentially and designated with rain drop symbols. The rain drop size indicates the magnitude of the problem and the color of the drop identifies if it is an on-campus or off-campus problem.

Stormwater Impacts