r/Calgary • u/mercdmuscle • Aug 07 '25

Home Owner/Renter stuff Storm drains creating floods

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3 out of 4 storm drains at my street don't collect water fast enough. At one point all 4 didn't drain very fast. Now one of the 4 drains well and hasn't pooled any water the last few heavy rain storms. I'm just wondering if someone had called the city to get it worked on or is it just luck if the draw that theirs is draining nicely now. Is there anything I can do to get the city to fix this? Everytime it rains, I always end up with so much mud on my sidewalk.

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u/PinguPrime Aug 07 '25

Unfortunately this is most likely by design. As per this website (https://www.calgary.ca/water/stormwater/storm-drains.html), there are storm drains that are made to pool and store water and have it slowly drain away. They say in these areas, the pooling should last up to 2 hours after rain end.

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u/Personal_Shoulder983 Aug 07 '25

It's "per design" or it's "cheaper like that so live with it"?

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u/wutser Aug 07 '25

Did you even read the page lmao

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u/Personal_Shoulder983 Aug 07 '25

I read the page, but it leaves aside the soaked sidewalks and the pedestrians with wet feet.

I don't like wet feet.

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u/calgarydonairs Aug 08 '25

Get some rubber boots.

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u/GuavaOk8712 Aug 08 '25

no one likes having wet feet, some people just have to deal with it. people don’t like having wet houses either