CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Digging holes to fill holes may seem like busy work in some professions, but for the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board, an upcoming dig-and-fill operation will save taxpayers money and help resolve flooding issues at the Industrial Park.
In February and April this year, Clarksville saw two historic rain events that caused a 33-acre flood basin on International Boulevard to spill over its banks. In the Feb. 15 event, stormwater spilled across International Boulevard and flooded the Atlas BX plant across the street. In the April 10 flood, water spilling over the basin flowed into the flooding Dunlop basin, which then spilled into the Farmington neighborhood, according to previous reports.
Flooding solutions: Wells, basin excavation
To address the problem, the IDB has installed two new injection wells in the South Park Hankook Basin, bringing the total to four. (These are vertical pipes that drain water into existing sinkholes without collapsing ground nearby.)
They also plan to excavate the basin to add about 50% more capacity, removing about 160,000 cubic yards of dirt…