Apparently, the mighty Anacostia River threatens to burst its banks and flood the towns of Hyattsville and Bladensburg:
The corps released a report on Jan. 31 identifying levees in Bladensburg and Edmonston along U.S. Alternate Route 1 and Decatur Street that could break in severe weather and lead to flooding.Inspections conducted in September found trees growing along levee slopes that could pose a problem, said Tony Vidal, chief of civil works for the corps.
‘‘Those trees could form large root systems and if they get knocked out during a storm, the roots could come out and take part of the levee with them,” he said.
This is exactly the type of flood you will never hear about if government works because the flood won't happen. Taking care of this problem is an early test for both the Prince George's and Maryland governments. We should join the people of Bladensburg and Hyattsville making sure that this potential problem doesn't balloon into a major catastrophe.
