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"A new drainage system was put to the test Wednesday in Whitefish Bay after basements flooded with sewage in 2010.\u00A0And while there was some standing water in some spots, it didn't stand long.Water started to rise in the intersection of Henry Clay and Shoreland in Whitefish Bay at about 10 a.m. Wednesday. Vehicles splashed their way through while a neighbor went fishing.VIDEO:\u00A0New drainage system in Whitefish Bay appears to be workingHe was catching debris off the sewer grates to keep it the water from backing up into nearby basements as it did during a rain storm four years ago.\"It's kind of d\u00E9j\u00E0 vu, I think to 2010,\" North Shore Fire Department Lt. Dan Tyk said. \"I know Whitefish Bay has spent a significant amount of money to try to reduce you know the flooding in the streets. Things definitely receded faster than they have in the past,\" Tyke said.The village built a catch basin next to Cahill Park. The village also replaced some aging pipes and made some of the drain pipes bigger. Police Chief Michael Young said the improvements seem to be working\"I would say so. I guess we had 2 \u00BD inches of rain since 1:30 a.m., and so far, it's doing what it's supposed to do,\" Young said.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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