Carson City schools back in session amidst heavy rains, flooding
Students in Carson City returned to class Tuesday for the first time in 2017 after a three-week winter break.
The first day of classess immediately followed area flooding over the weekend that continues to affect some parts of the city.
A flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno remains in effect for the area.
Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes said it was business as usual at every campus within the district Tuesday morning.
Although some campuses had reported some minor leaks Tuesday, Stokes said there has not been any damage reported to district property.
"We have not seen any major impact at any of our campuses," he said. "We have had some light intrusion of water through our roofs at some of our buildings, but nothing that has stopped us from having school in session."
Campuses in flood-prone areas did put sandbags in place to prepare for last weekend's flood event, he said.
Bordewich Bray Elementary was one of those, Stokes said, because it is located in an area known to collect excessive water run-off.
"We put a few sand bags along the Bordewich Bray campus as it's a notoriously low area," Stokes said. "We always take precautions there when we know there will be any volume of flowing water."
Stokes said Bordewich Bray reported no water damage from the current flooding event.
"We feel very fortunate with all of the water that has fallen," he said.
Although Eagle Valley Middle School is situated close to the Carson River, which reached major flood stage Tuesday, Stokes said the flood waters have not affected the campus.
"From where the school sits, it is positioned in a way that the river is not an issue," he said.
There was only one reported issue from water run-off Tuesday, Stokes said, when a nearby storm drain across from Fritsch Elementary School became clogged from sediment and began to overflow onto the campus.
But crews responded very quickly to resolve the problem, freeing the debris so the water flowed through the drain properly.
Stokes said Carson City Public Works deserves a lot of credit for not only preparing for the flood event, but also responding timely to issues that did arise.
"They get high marks for preparation and action," he said. "I know they were out in force and working hard."
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