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| Storm debris removed from Pepper Creek following July 20 tornado. All photos courtesy Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. |
What could have amounted to months of storm clean-up for the city of Pepper Pike became a collaborative stormwater-program success story in less than two weeks.
On July 20, a tornado touched down in Pepper Pike causing extensive damage to the gymnasium at Ursuline College. In addition to wind damage, rainfall that peaked at almost one inch of rain in 15 minutes caused major debris blockages along Pepper Creek in the early morning hours.
City and District officials worked together following the storm to clear debris and restore damaged streams, examples of the first storm-response efforts of the Sewer District's Regional Stormwater Management Program.
