An estimated 202 households in the region were flooded.
Water quality is threatened by current development practices.
The lack of erosion prevention and sediment control at construction sites increases the loose dirt and other material in nearby streams and wetlands, further reducing water quality. In November 1996, the Metro Council adopted overall policies within the Urban Growth Management Functional Plan. Title 3 of the Functional Plan, Metro's water quality and floodplain protection policy, contains both requirements and recommendations to protect the region's water resources by limiting and reducing the impacts of development activities. This policy only affects new development and redevelopment over a certain threshhold. It does not apply to existing development.