The purpose of Downtown Suffolk Drainage Improvements project is to reduce flooding that occurs during a normal rain even in the downtown area including Jackson St, S Saratoga St, and W Washington St. This will be accomplished through a series of storm pipe upgrades and improvements that will ultimately tie into an existing system in N Saratoga St just North of W Washington St. Additionally a Wet Pond will be added in the city owned empty lot at the intersection of Lee St and W Washington St. The purpose of the pond will be to attenuate some of the runoff during a heavy rain event as well as to provide some water quality runoff treatment for the contributing system.
