Kaysville residents reflect one year after flooding left sinkholes, ravines through street

KAYSVILLE, Utah (KUTV) — One year ago, floodwater overtook a Kaysville neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of at least 25 homes as the water cut the road and left ravines.

Homeowners in the area said they are keeping a close eye on spring runoff as it approaches this year.

“There was tons of water flowing down the street," said Brooke Schulthies, a resident in the neighborhood.

KUTV spoke with Brooke and Derick Schulthies about the flooding in 2023. As new homeowners, they dealt with flood waters, sinkholes, and chaos.

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"It was really scary. It was a scary night," Brooke said.

She said blocked storm drains left the neighborhood flooded and the sinkholes in the street.

"It got worse and worse throughout the night and morning, and eventually, we didn’t have a road anymore," Brooke said.

She explained that Ivory Homes, the developer, responded quickly to the emergency.

"The developer responded amazingly well. They took such good care of us," Brooke said.

The city's response was a different story, she said.

"Their attitude was like, 'I don’t think this was our fault, so we will not help in any way,'" Brooke said.

Now, she said that the neighborhood is in good shape. There are no long-term issues, and they don't anticipate flooding this year.

"We aren’t worried about it," Brooke said. "We had a few people who moved into the neighborhood, they asked us if they were worried about it — we absolutely were not."

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