Look at the very interesting
facts that are listed in the 2014 research paper “The Prevalence and Cost of Urban Flooding - A Case Study of Cook
County, IL”, which was prepared by The Center for Technology (CNT), an innovations
laboratory for urban sustainability. This study attempted to collectively
analyze flood damage claims and sewer and backup claims from several providers
of insurance and other financial assistance groups. It looked at claims paid
out between 2007-2011.
Some of the key points of
this analysis were:
1.
Urban flooding in Cook County is chronic and
systemic, resulting in damage that is widespread, repetitive and costly.
2.
Over 181,000 claims were made across 97
percent of Cook County.
3.
There are multiple social and economic
impacts on residential property owners, including stress, ill health, loss of
use of property, loss of valuables and hours of work time to clean up.
4.
Flood insurance is not carrying the burden of
damage payouts.
5.
Experts estimate that wet basements decrease
property values by 10-25%.
6.
Wet basements are among the top reasons that
potential buyers don’t purchase a home.
7.
Experts estimate that almost 40% of small
businesses never reopen following a flooding disaster.
8.
76% of survey respondents who had flooded had
invested in measures to prevent future flooding but only 6% of those people
feel that they have addressed their problem.
These are the best reasons
that flood control systems are so important to Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood
residents and why Parks’ Plumbing and Sewer, Inc., has been providing flood
control systems and yard drainage systems in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood
since 1983. Their patented Double Guard Valve is the number one reason to trust
them to stop the flooding in your home and property. Look to Parks’ for Sewer
Repair and Sewer Rodding Services in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood as well
as for Sump Pumps and Ejector Pumps. They are professional plumbers who have
specialized in flood control systems for homes and businesses in Chicago Gold
Coast Neighborhood, IL. Don’t wait until the damage is done, call the flood
control experts today. Call the Chicago flood control experts.
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