Flooding during significant rainfall events historically has been an issue in Meriden. But officials say ongoing efforts during the yearslong Harbor Brook flood control project, which is ongoing, have reduced the severity of those such storms. The Meriden Green is a cornerstone of those efforts, as it is capable of storing some 58 acre feet of water during a 100-year storm event, officials said. One acre-foot equals 326,000 gallons. City Engineer Brian Ennis described the Meriden Green as a bowl flood storage facility that is slightly elevated along its perimeter. The Green allows for smaller brooks that feed into Harbor Brook to have places to drain more freely, instead of topping over onto roadways, Ennis explained. Improving those catch basins is a project officials are planning for when the Harbor Brook project is complete.
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