Thunderstorm floods Las Cruces streets, knocks out power (8:30 ...

Severe thunderstorms pummeled Las Cruces with heavy rain, hail and strong winds Sunday afternoon, flooding several thoroughfares throughout the city and causing scattered power outages.

[Local Resident]

Ever since I moved to Las Cruces 8 years ago there has been a city ordinance that required storm water ponding on each new residential or commercial lot. However, this requirement is being almost universally ignored in residential developments. When is the city going to enforce storm water containment to prevent storm water discharges onto residential streets?

[just me talking]

Local Resident wrote:

Ever since I moved to Las Cruces 8 years ago there has been a city ordinance that required storm water ponding on each new residential or commercial lot. However, this requirement is being almost universally ignored in residential developments. When is the city going to enforce storm water containment to prevent storm water discharges onto residential streets?

Maybe the city will enforce the storm water discharge codes when somebody figures out how to prevent the ponds from looking like zero-scaped eyesores.

[Tired of Stupids]

I'm sorry, but you are misinformed. The City does not require, and actually does not want on-lot ponding. They prefer regional ponds, which are more effective. On-lot ponds, where approved, are built at the time of subdivision construction. Often, the home builder will fill them in when grading the lot. Or the homeowner will, as they usually have no idea why the hole is there on the tiny overpriced lot they just bought. And when this happens, the City has no recourse. Other than the City or your neighbors suing you, which is unlikely, nothing will happen to you.

[Tired of Stupids]

just me talking wrote:

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Maybe the city will enforce the storm water discharge codes when somebody figures out how to prevent the ponds from looking like zero-scaped eyesores.

They also need to outlaw rock 'yards,' the epitome of eyesore. They also increase the heat retention and reflection onto our houses, raising everyone's A/C costs considerably. Plus, they look stupid and show how lazy the owner is.

[Aggie_Fan]

Las Cruces is a city in the process.how ever las cruces is getting to get to carried away. to much cement and buildings cause the ground to soak up less water.downtown LC is getting magorly flooded as for the upper east side and west. las year it was at least 7 in up off of highway 70 on the east side on mesa grande and porter blvd.LC flood plans need to be looked at imediatly.