KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) — Following flash flooding that impacted neighborhoods across Knoxville over the weekend, city officials are accelerating efforts to evaluate and improve parts of the city’s aging stormwater infrastructure, some of which dates back more than a century.
Mayor Indya Kincannon said the city is nearing completion of a comprehensive inventory of Knoxville’s stormwater network, an effort designed to identify weaknesses and help guide future infrastructure investments.
According to city officials, approximately 45,000 pieces of stormwater infrastructure have been mapped and analyzed as part of the project…