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with storm drainage facilities. Tnere are about 735 acres that drain into Bennett Lake. Of those, all but about 150 already have regular pick-up facilities of drainage and about 50 of that 150 drain directly into the lake. In other words, right along the edge of the lake itself. It means that this evening we're looking at roughly the 100 acres that aren't setting directly on the lake and haven't already had storm sewer facilities installed in the past. Many of you will recollect that not too long ago - in 1978 - there was some extremely heavy rainfall just before the Fourth of July. That was listed as about a 75 year event, which means it should have been the worst storm to occur in a 75 year period. That would have been bad enough, but about three or four days later there was what was recorded to be about alSO year event - almost back to back. Needless to say, an awful lot of the City got its feet wet. However, there really weren't major storm flooding problems' in the City - part of this being because of the fact that there are a number of ponding facilities already in existence and most of the City does have storm sewer facilities. Near the northwest corner of Transit and Victoria, however, is a low area of ground that's just a little bit east of Bennett Lake's major body. There are, unfortunately, some higher areas that separate Bennett Lake from this low area. When the lake waters of Bennett went up to about 891.5 elevation - that's the number of feet above sea level - the water went out of Bennett Lake, over these lands and into this low area. As time went-by, the City did pump down Bennett Lake. Unfortunately, this par- :ticular area didn I t have the opportunity 0 f being pumped down because the land in between it was high enough so that the water couldn't get out ,to Bennett Lake. It was therefore trapped and they set there for several weeks, having water allover that portion of the park and allover their back yards. They then asked the City to see what could be done to resolve this situa- tion and, in keeping with the standard method, the Council then ordered a feasibility study for the drainage area involved. That's what led 'us to tonight - the fact that there are specific problems out in this area that are being addressed as part of this study and hopefully would also be helped as part of the improvement, sho~ld it be passed. To try and orient you as to where we are - here's Bennett Lake, here's Lexington, Victoria, here's Transit, Brooks - which runs along beside the edge of the park. This doesn't exactly show the low area as it sets - it really sets partly on the back yards and partly in the park. This is more what it's proposed to look like. County Road B-2 and the extreme end down on Grandview. To give you a feel of the area involved in this drainage - you follow the heavy dash line - you'll see it includes the lots along the north side of Brooks, part of the park itself, part of Victoria Street, it comes in and misses some lots along Victoria, it comes down just south of Grandview, 2