KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville City Council is moving forward with the next phase of planning for the city’s stormwater system after a comprehensive study revealed significant infrastructure concerns.
The city recently completed its first full inventory of stormwater assets, a multi-year, $4.3 million project that mapped and assessed around 45,000 components. That includes catch basins, culverts, junction boxes and roughly 400 miles of underground pipe.
City engineers say the findings highlight major challenges, with about 25% of the system failing inspection…