N.B. sewer system overwhelmed by rain Sunday
The downpour that flooded some city streets this weekend was an anomaly, according to city officials.
A huge amount of rain happened in such a short amount of time the system was overwhelmed, Susanne Abe, the city’s communications coordinator said.
“It’s not on a regular basis that something like this happens and normally, under normal rainfall circumstances, the sewer system and the storm sewers would be able to handle that amount of rain,” she said.
A downpour briefly flooded several parts of the city Sunday afternoon, July 10. Some hard-hit areas included the intersection of 13th Ave. and 110th St. and the corner of 15th Ave. and 106th St.