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Ridgewood NJ, the Maple turf field vendor is reportedly costing the Village $52,000 to clean up Maple field . Putting a turf field in a flood zone can exacerbate flooding in several ways:
- Reduced Natural Absorption: Turf fields typically have a compacted, impermeable surface that prevents water from infiltrating into the ground. In a flood zone, where the soil may already have limited absorption capacity due to high water tables or compacted soils, adding a turf field further reduces the area’s ability to absorb rainfall or floodwaters.
- Surface Runoff: Rainwater that falls on a turf field has nowhere to go except to flow over the surface, leading to increased surface runoff. This runoff can contribute to localized flooding and add to the volume of water that enters nearby water bodies, potentially exacerbating river or stream flooding downstream.
- Change in Drainage Patterns: The installation of a turf field often involves modifying the natural drainage patterns of an area. This alteration can redirect water flow and cause flooding issues in adjacent areas that were not previously prone to flooding.
- Reduced Green Space: Turf fields replace natural green space, which typically helps absorb rainfall and mitigate flood risk. With less green space available for water absorption, floodwaters have fewer opportunities to be naturally absorbed into the ground.
- Increased Erosion: In flood-prone areas, the increased surface runoff from a turf field can lead to erosion of nearby riverbanks or streambeds. Erosion can exacerbate flooding downstream by altering the course of waterways and increasing sediment deposition.
- Maintenance Practices: Maintenance practices associated with turf fields, such as the use of fertilizers and pesticides, can introduce contaminants into floodwaters, potentially affecting water quality and aquatic ecosystems during flooding events.
- Disruption of Natural Floodplains: Floodplains are natural areas that can absorb floodwaters and provide flood storage capacity. Building in a flood zone, including installing turf fields, can disrupt these natural floodplains and reduce their effectiveness in flood mitigation.
- Long-Term Consequences: The installation of a turf field in a flood zone can have long-term consequences, as it may encourage further development in the area. As more impervious surfaces are added, the overall flood risk in the zone may increase.
It’s important for communities and decision-makers to carefully assess the potential impacts of installing turf fields or any development in flood-prone areas. Mitigation measures, such as proper stormwater management, engineered drainage systems, and floodplain preservation, should be considered to minimize the negative effects on flooding while still allowing for desired land uses like sports facilities. Additionally, complying with local regulations and considering the environmental and hydrological aspects of such projects is crucial to ensure responsible development in flood-prone regions.
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Put a ring of concrete barriers around the field (just like the dining corals) and it would stop most flooding of the turf. When I say “around the field” I don’t mean directly around the field, but rather set back a substantial distance, probably behind the bleachers to start.
Sorry that does not do the job, only directs the water to other locations that will flood. Natural absorption is most equitable and effective method.
And no, you cannot direct the Hohokus Brooks waters elsewhere.
If you leave it natural, yours costs are lower and nature does the work.
He should build a wall.
Let it flood.
Have “Venice” nights.
Hire Gondoliers.
Pioneer Ventian-Greek fusion menus.
A few nights like that, he has his $47K back.
So the bottom line is how much does the insurance pay? What is the village deductible?
The Village chose not to insure the artificial turf at Maple Park.
Correct you are! Insurance pays most of the expense. The Village 52k is just a small amount of the total cost. Follow the money.
Interesting thought using concrete blocks ; effectively creating a dike.
– It won’t look pretty but may work better at Maple Park . But water flow would be shifted somewhere, likely South , toward Graydon / Linwood / Vets field.
– at the H.S. and Stevens field ; the Ho-Ho Brook runs a serpentine path. If you concrete block both fields ; water shift will likely flood out Beverley , Heermance , Irving & Ridgewood . Ave.
Water finds it’s own level.
Blocks won’t work when you get 8″ in 2 hours.
Electric leaf blowers on the way.
Why isn’t the village using them today.
Because they are cheap . They don’t care about you and I.
We don’t care.
See also: RICH
See also: STUPID
Truth is absolute.
It doesn’t care about hurt feelings.
They should use a rake early in the morning. Stop being lazy.
Yeah you leaf crews.
You got a problem with that field? Put your boots on.
What construction crew would be out there moving barriers around?
They would need to be kept there all the time.
Plus the water would still get thru the gaps.
Dumb idea.
Artificial turf is a bad decision all around for increased injury to players and damage to the environment. Research is simple, here’s a sample: Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ | PFAS | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/30/boston-bans-artificial-turf-toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas