Newell: How do we remediate flooding problems without good, solid data?

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Monday's street flooding and mind-melting traffic problems came at an noteworthy time, as Sewerage and Water Board Executive Director Ghassan Korban marks one year on the job, taking over a deeply unpopular and distrusted agency that seems to face a new crisis every week. It's as if every afternoon rainstorm brings serious street flooding to an increasingly large geographic area, and business owners, residents and city officials are demanding action.