City of Lakewood announcement.
Property owners within the floodplain may need to secure flood insurance.
In the event of a 100-year flood, floodwater from Clover Creek may reach properties in Lakewood’s Springbrook and Hillside neighborhoods. Flooding might also compromise I-5 just north of the Bridgeport exit.
There is a mix of commercial and residential properties within the floodplain. While there is a low immediate risk, property owners within the floodplain may need to secure flood insurance.
The City will contact residents and businesses within the floodplain by mail. The City will also post updates through social media and its weekly email newsletter.
The City is researching engineering solutions to prevent flooding. Upstream from Lakewood, Clover Creek wanders through Frederickson, Parkland, and Spanaway. The City is organizing a multi-agency technical advisory group to produce solutions.
The City invites questions and comments. Visit the City’s Clover Creek Floodplain webpage and comment through the form at the bottom of the page.
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Comments & Questions
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Hmm…
Not sure how much I believe this and here are the reasons why.
1) I have lived near Clover Creek for 50 plus years of my life. Over those years flooding has never been a major factor along Clover Creek, in Lakewood.
2) I can’t remember the exact year but one winter, early to mid 2000’s, we supposedly had a 100 year flood where I-5 was affected further south, but Clover Creek had no significant impacts in Lakewood.
3) In the last few fall/winter seasons we have had a wettest fall and winter on record and again Clover Creek had no significant impacts in Lakewood.
4) Lastly, if you pay attention to Clover Creek it has run bone dry the last two summers.
Unless I see Noah Jr building an Ark in Lakewood I think we are safe.
What concerns me is how it is noted that “property owners within the floodplain may NEED to secure flood insurance.”
I live, close to, if not within the supposed flood plain so is the government going to force us to buy something?
Do those “solutions” include the city’s plan to backfill the wetlands located along I-5 to make room for additional apartment complexes? (The area marked in yellow) Maybe instead of discussing how big complexes’ parking spaces should be, city planners should spend more time thinking about the environmental consequences of their actions. However, that seems doubtful as it appears they are placing liability on the home/business owners. If the city didn’t have a flooding problem now, they will in the future.