Strickers/Mendota Watershed Study
Last Updated: 11/01/2019
Project Description
The City of Madison will complete a watershed study in the Strickers/Mendota watershed (as shown below). A local consulting engineer, Brown and Caldwell, will complete the study.
The Strickers/Mendota watershed drains to Lake Mendota.
Timeline
The studies are expected to take over 18 months. During this time, the city will look at watersheds as a whole to make sure solving a flooding problem upstream won’t push more water downstream and cause more flooding.
Focus Group Meetings
The City of Madison Engineering Division set locations, times and dates for focus group meetings for the Madison Pheasant Branch Watershed. The meetings were requested by community members, and are open to the public, but the conversation will be tailored to gathering more information on flooding issues in the meeting area. If a resident wants to request an additional focus group meeting not on the list, fill out the City’s focus group meeting form . The focus group meetings scheduled are going to look further into the issues that caused flooding in the last few years specific to the meeting area.
The public was encouraged to sign up for these groups as part of the Watershed Public Information Series that happened earlier this summer. However, if anyone wants to attend the focus group meetings and did not sign up during the public information meetings, residents should feel free to attend any of the scheduled meetings in their neighborhood at their designated date and time. The Engineering Division worked with alders, and residents to find a date, location and time that worked for the specific areas.
During the focus group meetings, engineers will meet with groups of residents on site, in specific areas hit the hardest by flooding in the past few years, including the August 2018 flood event. The purpose of the first round of focus group meetings will be to gather flooding information based on residents’ experiences.
The meetings are expected to take one hour, and most meetings will be held outside, rain or shine, in a walk-and-talk format. If rain is predicted, please dress and accessorize appropriately with umbrellas, jackets and proper footwear.
City Engineers or the consultants building the drainage models will facilitate the group. If anyone needs accessible accommodations, or a translator present, please connect with the respective project manager for the watershed, which is located on this page.
The following focus group meetings are set for this watershed:
- Julia Street, Baker Avenue, 8-9 a.m., Aug. 27, Corner of Julia Street and Julia Ct.
- Hickory Hollow, 12-1 p.m., Aug. 27, 15 Hickory Hollow Drive
- Baker Avenue, Lake Mendota, 6-7 p.m., Aug. 27, Corner of Baker Avenue and Lake Mendota Drive
- Longmeadow/Backbay Circle, 12-1 p.m., Sept. 9, Strickers Pond Pedestrian Path, 7214 Longmeadow Road
Press Release: Watershed focus group dates set for residents who experienced flooding
PDF information about Focus Groups with contact information PDF
Public Information Meetings
The first public information meeting for this watershed was held on April 22.
Strickers/Mendota Public Information Meeting presentation
Watershed Study Information
To learn more about flash flooding and why we are completing a watershed study in this area please visit: Flash Flooding Resilience Story Map
You can also listen to a presentation about our watershed studies at: Watershed Studies 2019 Audio Presentation
Report Flooding
If anyone has experienced flooding, and is willing to share with the City, please report it on the City's website. Even if a homeowner reported flooding to 2-1-1, FEMA, or a City official, the City needs standardized information to create stormwater models that show existing flooding conditions. The flood data helps the City prioritize different flood projects and future watershed studies.