The Bronx Pepper Sauce Bottom

Peppersauce
Bottoms
STORMWATER
DRAINAGE
Rainfall Intensity
Is used to represent the average intensity of a storm of a
given frequency for a selected duration.
100 year Rainfall Intensity for Pueblo
2.67 inches / 60 min.
Rainfall Intensity for August 26, 2006
3 inches / 45 min. (4 inches / 60 min.)
Flooding
Flooding
Blockage
Peppersauce Bottoms
Summary of projects that have been completed
•City Stormwater crews have reshaped and improved
existing channels upstream of Peppersauce Bottoms
•Areas under existing railroad bridges have been cleared
to provide for greater flow capacity
•Concrete barrier flood wall has been installed adjacent
to Peppersauce Bottoms
•Concrete barriers have been placed in other upstream
locations
Summary of projects to be completed in the next 5 years
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Infiltration Pond Adjacent to Peppersauce Bottoms………. $60,000
West 23rd Street Regional Detention Pond ………………....$271,257
Alabama Ave. Right-of-Way Channel Improvements…….. $312,004
Bancroft Ave. Regional Detention Pond …………………...$176,802
18th St. Regional Detention Pond…………………………...$109,129
15th St. Regional Detention Pond………………………….. $119,519
West 29th St. Drainage Improvements………………………$1,658,642
Total Estimate
$2,707,353
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