An Important Note About Stormwater Pumps …
Central Broward Water Control District operates and maintains a canal network that provides secondary storm water drainage to 175,000 residents within six municipalities in southwest Broward County. The District spans a 45-square mile area that incorporates approximately 107 miles of canals. The secondary stormwater drainage system operated by the District is almost exclusively gravity-driven. The District operates only one stormwater pumping structure, which serves the West Hollywood area.
While the majority of regions within the District do not rely upon the operation of our single pump, the operation of several of the South Florida Water Management District’s structures can directly impact the functioning of the District’s entire drainage system.
Within most areas of CBWCD, stormwater will proceed to drain from the District’s secondary canals into SFWMD’s C-11 (Griffin Road canal). Each of the three following structures are located along the C-11, so they are of particular significance to drainage functioning within the District managed by CBWCD. However, please note that each of these structures is operated by SFWMD, not CBWCD:
S-9 (pump station located at US 27) This structure pumps stormwater runoff from the C-11 west basin (regions within the CBWCD that are located west of Nob Hill Road) as well as seepage through the levees westward into the Everglades Water Conservation Area (3A). During storm events, the movement of water through the District’s canals in the C-11 west basin will begin once pumping is initiated at S-9.
S-13 (combination pump and gated spillway structure located at US 441) This structure pumps stormwater runoff from the C-11 east basin (regions within the CBWCD that are located east of Nob Hill Road) eastward into the Intracoastal Waterway. It also serves to prevent the westward intrusion of saltwater into canals. During storm events, the movement of water through the District’s canals in the C-11 east basin will begin once pumping is initiated at S-13.
S-13A (gated control structure located at Nob Hill Road) This structure, which denotes the divide between the C-11 west basin and the C-11 east basin, helps provide controlled release of stormwater in this region. During periods of heavy rainfall, gates here are closed to prevent stormwater in the C-11 west basin from flowing out and increasing flooding problems in the eastern basin. At other times, the gates are opened to allow water from the eastern portion of the C-11 west basin to flow out in an easterly direction.
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