Representatives of the Campbells Run Creek watershed communities are joining forces with government agencies and professionals to correct repeated flooding from the stream.

Residents in the low-lying Lexington Court/Railroad Avenue neighborhood of Carnegie were deluged with a flash flood June 5 after heavy rains.

Water and debris spilled into the Chartiers Creek tributary from a number of sources in several towns.

A fact-finding meeting held Friday in Carnegie was attended by more than 30 people and led by U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, and state Rep. Nick Kotik, D-Robinson.

A plan was developed that incorporates an engineering evaluation of all development that feeds into Campbells Run and creates a steering committee of professionals to work cooperatively to address water flow issues in the region.

Also, a possible regional cleanup of Campbells Run in Carnegie, Collier and Robinson is being reviewed for action, and Carnegie's elected officials have signed a letter of intent asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a flood reduction investigation along the creek between the Lexington Court Bridge and Newell Street.

Carnegie officials were pleased by the developments.

"It was a great meeting. We're all taking every available resource at our disposal to rectify this [situation], but we have to do this regionally," said Car-negie Councilman Pat Catena.

Carnegie manager Whitney Brady said Tuesday that the sewer line that runs through the Campbells Run stream may have been partially crushed by heavy equipment used to clean out the debris that entered the stream during the flood.

Though the line is still pumping, it needs to be repaired. After that is done, the line will be encased in concrete for protection, she said.

The borough also held a session Monday night that was attended by nearly 60 flood victims.

The Allegheny County Health Department has provided free tetanus shots to 20 people, and University of Pittsburgh professor Dietrich Weyel, a certified industrial hygienist who lives in Carnegie, provided information on topics such as mold removal and tax remediation. Bruce Rabin, of UPMC, talked about stress reduction with victims.

Carnegie Mayor Jack Kobistek said the most telling moment of Monday's session came when it started to rain during the meeting.

"To see the anxiety on [the residents'] faces was eye-opening. It really put things in perspective," he said.

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