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10 residents of Bloomington, Illinois, are demanding the city provide financial compensation to cover the damages endured by their properties when city sewage and storm water flooded their homes during the large rain fall that occurred between June 25th – 26th. The storm brought nearly a foot of rainfall and caused Bloomington’s combined sewer system to become overwhelmed, bringing raw sewage into the basements of several local residents.
However, these demands for $310,000 in financial compensation have been denied. The city is citing the Tort Immunity Act as to why the city is not responsible for the damages. While residents are claiming that the Trot Immunity Act does not prevent the city from being at fault when damages are caused by city property.
Residents are also pointing out the city was aware that the sewar system could not withstand a flood based off a 2014 sanity and sewar master plan that concluded “some of the infrastructure installed as part of the (city’s) expansion is deteriorating to a point where it is not providing an adequate Level of Service.”