Flood of 2010

In the end, the question becomes: What did we learn from the Flood of 2010?
And here it is:

On the morning of Sept. 24, with the Straight River pushing 14 feet, city officials made the decision to pump wastewater from the Water Reclamation Facility directly into the river.

Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, was scheduled as the first-ever Hands Across Faribault for Shattuck-St. Mary’s School.

In the days following the heavy flooding last September, residents of Faribault switched their focus from fighting the waters to cleaning up the mess left behind.

By Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, businesses, homes, parks and city facilities were under water.
We needed help.

After power was knocked out to much of the city last September, there was talk of constructing a berm behind Sellner Manufacturing to protect the Xcel Energy substation.

Just one year after the flooding that affected most of southern Minnesota, consolidation of the Red Cross is thought to be an asset to the organization.

Waters that covered even the handrails of bridges, and almost carved new channels, left some trails damaged at River Bend Nature Center last September.

By the time the September 2010 floodwaters began lapping at downtown businesses’ doorsteps, it was too late to buy flood insurance.