Local blog The Daily Kernel has a post about the recent flooding from some landfills in the Presidio. The neighbors living on 15th Avenue next to the Presidio gate have been getting their fair share of runoff from the recent rains. The landfills are part of the redevelopment project of the Veterans Hospital as it gets turned into housing.
While at the PAR meeting last week, President Ray Holland said there has been some finger pointing over the issue, as the property within the gate is under the purview of the Presidio Trust, while the street outside the gate falls under city jurisdiction. Hopefully they’ll get it sorted out soon.
In one of the photos below you can see the standing water that is up against a house that borders the Presidio. Click here for more photos.
Sarah B.
Annoying. I had a conversation with one of the project managers a month ago after a storm, they were sandbagging and making preparations to carry the water to a holding tank. Water is also eroding the hillside. They certainly have had time to make improvements if their efforts were not working.
I lived in the Presidio 5 years prior to the hospital redevelopment and this little area just outside the 15th AVE gate always generates huge puddles during rain storms. Though, the puddles never looked that gross and toxic.