Flooding the Regional Planning Surveys
We are making waves. WE NEED TO KEEP FISHING.
A second method to our madness with specific nets to direct our joint demands into:
ACTION TWO: Regional Planning Surveys
PRE-BUILT Planning Survey Responses
I made it easy. I give you everything you need to take action in seconds. These collective submissions have power and will elevate our voices to the true decision-makers. CLICK THE LINKS BELOW, right now, while you're angry, as we extend our ripple outwards. Let’s put them under some hot water!
Because it only works if it’s a FLOOD in their inbox.
Because it only works if we OVERWHELM THEM with our numbers.
Because it only works if we do it together.
LET’S FLOOD THEM WITH OUR DEMANDS
ACTION TWO: Regional Planning Surveys
PRIORITY: Getting our Project and the full flooding solution prioritized.
GOAL: For the project to be specifically listed by as many regional reports as possible
REASON: Many state and federal grant programs will only work with projects listed in regional planning documents.
METHOD: Survey Blitz & Write-in Campaigns
The Allegheny County Climate Action Plan
SURVEY QUESTION: Your Vision
Please give an overview of your vision for a more sustainable Allegheny County. What are some of the aspects and factors of a more sustainable Allegheny County that you'd like to see integrated in, and impacted by, the Climate Action Plan?
Suggested Copy/Paste Text:
Prioritizing Stormwater in the Allegheny County Climate Action Plan: I urge the Allegheny County Climate Action Plan to prioritize stormwater management as a crucial and determining factor in our county's climate planning.
Sources confirm that our region will experience more intense rainfall events, with greater volumes of rain in shorter periods. Climate change will exacerbate existing vulnerabilities within our aging and limited combined sewer system. This will inevitably lead to increased stormwater runoff and, consequently, significant flooding. Flooding is my primary concern for our future.
Specifically, I am deeply concerned about flooding in Four Mile Run, a sewershed in the City of Pittsburgh that drains the neighborhoods of Oakland, Squirrel Hill, Greenfield, and Hazelwood. This area is home to an estimated 58,497 people, representing nearly 20% of the entire city's population. With even a tenth of an inch of rain, 25,276 households direct both wastewater and collected rainwater to a single manhole in The Run (a sub-neighborhood of Greenfield). The Run has already experienced serious flooding, and the system's failure presents a human health emergency.
It is vital that developed and designed solutions for this problem are implemented throughout the sewershed, and that flood risk is mitigated immediately for these residents, before the expected steady increase in rainwater due to climate change. Please ensure this and other critical stormwater projects are included in the plan, so our county and city can advance future funding and planning for water management solutions.
Allegheny County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
SURVEY QUESTION: List of Hazards
Question 9: Please check the options that apply to each of the hazards listed in the table below.
Suggested Survey Response:
In the checkbox rating system, please mark: Flood, Flash Flood, Ice Jam
As:
✅ This hazard has impacted my community in the past
✅ The county should use its resources to address this disaster
✅There is a good chance that this hazard will impact my community in the future
