Meridian 120 South drainage impacts on county residents and roads
Summary
Parts of the site sit in a newly revised FEMA AE 100-year floodplain that has flooded four times since 2015, and opponents say the drainage plan conflicts with the Warm Springs handbook.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents say they'd bear the cost of flooding damage and protective work on their own property.
The subdivision's developer benefits by routing drainage off its property at neighbors' expense.
Downstream neighbors and future homeowners exposed to flooding.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Washoe County Planning Commission — October 6, 2026
Parts of the site sit in a newly revised FEMA AE 100-year floodplain that has flooded four times since 2015, and opponents say the drainage plan conflicts with the Warm Springs handbook.
Board of County Commissioners — September 15, 2026
Two neighbors warned that a Reno subdivision's detention pond will discharge stormwater through pipes into a small irrigation ditch behind their homes, flooding their properties and county roads. They asked commissioners to make the developer fix the design.
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