The Storm Water and Flood Control Division is responsible for the repair and maintenance of drainage facilities in the right-of-way and in the improved channels dedicated to the City of Poway. This division works closely with the city's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program and performs cleaning and maintenance activities on the city's storm water conveyance systems. During the dry summer months, storm drain catch basins and pipes accumulate trash, debris, and other unwanted waste. Without the efforts of city crews, unmanaged waste would flow directly into creeks and ultimately to the ocean.
Work includes:
Annual inspections of the drainage system
Concrete / fence repair
Debris and graffiti removal
Detention basin maintenance
Emergency response 24/7
Pipe repair and replacement
Silt removal
Trash abatement
Vegetation management
Vegetation removal
Facilities include:
9 miles of concrete channels (4-feet to 100-feet width)
10 static and 4 mechanical detention basins
20 miles of brow ditches
44 box culverts
64 miles of storm pipe (12-inch to 72-inch diameter)
105 miles of open channels (4-feet to 100-feet width)
1,400 drop inlets
For more information on the Storm Water and Flood Control Division, please call 858-668-4711.