{"id":217480,"date":"2025-09-11T06:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/217480\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:20:11","slug":"san-antonios-flood-prone-areas-under-review-as-southeast-side-residents-seek-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/217480\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio\u2019s flood-prone areas under review as Southeast Side residents seek relief"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Every time it rains, neighbors say Channing Avenue on San Antonio\u2019s Southeast Side turns into a river. <\/p>\n

Flooding has been a problem on this street between South Gevers Street and South Mittman Street for nearly 30 years. That\u2019s how long Judy Regalado and Dora Arroyos have lived in the neighborhood. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not fair that we live like this,\u201d Regalado said. <\/p>\n

Video taken on Sunday by Regalado shows water rushing down Channing Avenue, reaching the bottom of cars parked on the street. She said floodwater often comes over their front lawns. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want them to put another drain,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd pick up our sidewalks.\u201d <\/p>\n

Years ago, Regalado said the city added one drain at the end of their block. But that didn\u2019t stop water from flooding their street. Regalado said the city dug a hole the size of a city block across the road to help drainage. <\/p>\n

She said that it still hasn\u2019t worked. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe flooding on Channing never stopped,\u201d she said, which is why she went to the mayor\u2019s town hall last week in District 3. <\/p>\n

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones visited<\/a> her street just days later to see flood damage. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s one location the mayor is visiting this week to address flood concerns. She said the state has identified 14 locations<\/a> for projects under the state\u2019s Flood Mitigation Plan. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of those locations: <\/p>\n