Stormwater Section

The Stormwater section maintains any structure or feature that carries stormwater from where rain reaches the ground to a specific body of water, including street gutters, curb inlets, pipes/culverts, detention ponds, ditches, streams, rivers and lakes.

Stormwater System Details

Kinston's current stormwater system includes the following:
  • 36 miles of vegetative waterways
  • 16 miles of roadside structures
  • 2,000 curb inlet/catch basins
  • 63 miles of pipe
  • 100 miles of City-maintained gutters
  • 30 miles of NCDOT-maintained gutters
  • 7 City-maintained detention ponds (BMPs')

City of Kinston Flood Resiliency Study