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rising from the water

September 19, 2009

When Marietta’s new Taco Bell was constructed earlier this year, it moved a little bit down the street and 11 feet up in the air. “Water came into the old restaurant (during the September 2004 flood), and it had to be cleaned and renovated,” said Marietta Taco Bell general manager Jodi Flinn, noting that flooding isn’t likely at the new location. That’s the idea behind several businesses in town that are similarly raised out of the flood plain, according to Wayne Rinehart, certified flood plain manager with the city engineering department. “Businesses either have to floodproof their structures or elevate them out of the flood plain,” he said. “Or they can do a combination of both, like the Rite-Aid on Greene Street and CVS on Third Street.” Rinehart said the buildings are considered floodproof because they’re built so they can be sealed off during flood events. Dave Houser, an employee of Marietta Rite-Aid on Saturday, explained how the floodproofing works.

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Couple moved after flood to escape damage, stress

September 19, 2009

A small West Montgomery Street mobile home neighborhood, tucked in unobtrusively between Front Street and the Muskingum River, was among the most devastated and permanently changed in Marietta as a result of the flood of September 2004.

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Flood led to better protection in the city

September 19, 2009

Some serious efforts are being made toward reducing property damage and flood prevention since massive flooding hit Marietta and Washington County in September 2004 and January 2005.

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Faith in weather service falters

September 19, 2009

Fooled once by botched forecasts from the National Weather Service, local residents and officials won’t rely again solely on the agency as a way to prepare for a flooding emergency, even if the weather service has made several key changes in the wa...

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Then and now

September 19, 2009

The floods of September 2004 and January 2005 will not soon be forgotten by Marietta residents or business owner.

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Some business are gone, but not forgotten

September 19, 2009

After flood waters rose then receded, leaving devastating damage five years ago, the death toll for Marietta businesses stood at three.

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