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Much of the build up of rainwater from last week's epic storm depends on maintenance of local swales and drains. This may be the case for some of the hard hit areas of Lake Worth. Click title for link to article. Here is what they are doing now.

Last year, Bob Brown became director of the Lake Worth Drainage District, which includes southeastern Palm Beach County and last week got the heaviest rains — 22 inches in Boynton Beach. Brown spent 26 years at the water management district, and Monday he said the drainage district was conducting its “post-storm assessment,” focusing on areas where flooding lasted the longest. The district “is OK,” Brown said, if communities “can get the water to us.”
Many reasons can explain why communities can’t always move the water. Lawn crews can blow clippings into the wrong places and clog drainage systems. Homeowners associations or property management companies can let maintenance slip. Some HOAs may not know the flood control system beyond those lines on the property tax bill for the water management and drainage districts. Brown said his agency conducted 60 slide shows last year for communities.

Click here for recent High Noon in Lake Worth guest Jose Lambiet's article on how wrong our local TV weather persons were on that night.