This is the storm water retention chamber being installed at the New Dollar General. Storm Water systems are addressed in the Whiteville Storm Water ordinance. A storm water retention chamber is an underground structure that captures excess rain runoff, allowing it to slowly seep into the ground. It prevents local flooding and filters pollutants by replacing traditional above-ground retention ponds with space-saving, buried networks. When it rains, surface runoff from parking lots, roofs, and streets flows through drains and pipes into the underground chamber network. The chambers themselves are typically arched structures without a solid bottom. As water flows into them, it fills the empty space within the dome and spreads out into the surrounding crushed stone bed. The water then seeps downward and outward into the surrounding soil. If the soil cannot absorb the water fast enough during heavy storms, the chambers hold the excess water temporarily. Most systems have an outlet pipe or control structure to safely discharge excess water downstream at a regulated rate, preventing overwhelmed local streams and property flooding.

City of Whiteville Alerts: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 23 at 11:48AM EDT until June 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS NEW HANOVER PENDER ROBESON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLADENBORO, BOILING SPRING LAKES, BURGAW, CHADBOURN, ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE WACCAMAW, LELAND, LONG BEACH, LUMBERTON, OAK ISLAND, SOUTHPORT, SUNSET BEACH, SURF CITY, TABOR CITY, WHITEVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.