Sunday, August 03, 2008
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers To Conduct Study To Reduce Flooding At Meta.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon conduct a comprehensive study to determine the best way to reduce flooding in Meta.
This Flood Damage Reduction Study will design a solution for reducing 100-year flood damages in the Meta Cut-Off area and will cost approximately $140,000 to complete. Funding for the study will be provided by the U.S. Government, the Governor’s Office of Local Development (GOLD) and the Pike County Fiscal Court.
The U.S. Government, through the Public Assistance to States program, will provide $70,000 to the Corps of Engineers for the cost of the plan. GOLD will provide $45,000 and the Fiscal Court will provide $20,000 of in-kind contribution, along with $5,000 cash.
“Developing this plan is the first step in solving Meta’s flooding problems, which residents have had to endure for decades. We appreciate that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Governor’s Office for Local Development recognize and are helping to fix the flooding problems in the Meta area,” said Judge Rutherford.
“This study will design a flood control plan for the Meta/Johns Town area that will work,” said Pike County Flood Plain Coordinator Jimmy Kiser. “I’ve been trying for the last ten years to get this (study) to happen,” he added.
Kiser stressed, however, that while completion of the flood reduction study was necessary for the county to apply for construction funding, the funding currently received is only for planning. The county must attain additional money to construct whatever solution the study identifies.
The Meta community is located in a 25-year flood plain. The Johns Creek floods the area frequently, because the creek flows through the community in a pattern similar to a horseshoe. According to records of long-time Meta residents, the community has experienced at least 20 flood events since the catastrophic flood of 1977.
Once the study has been conducted, the Corps of Engineers will know the best way to alleviate the flooding problems in Meta. The study will include:
· mapping areas of the Levisa Fork Basin
· site visits by technical specialists
· updating existing geological models of the area
· using technology to develop optimal channel configuration for Johns Creek above the Cut-Off
· providing written reports documenting study conclusions and recommendations with profiles and exhibits.
This Flood Damage Reduction Study will design a solution for reducing 100-year flood damages in the Meta Cut-Off area and will cost approximately $140,000 to complete. Funding for the study will be provided by the U.S. Government, the Governor’s Office of Local Development (GOLD) and the Pike County Fiscal Court.
The U.S. Government, through the Public Assistance to States program, will provide $70,000 to the Corps of Engineers for the cost of the plan. GOLD will provide $45,000 and the Fiscal Court will provide $20,000 of in-kind contribution, along with $5,000 cash.
“Developing this plan is the first step in solving Meta’s flooding problems, which residents have had to endure for decades. We appreciate that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Governor’s Office for Local Development recognize and are helping to fix the flooding problems in the Meta area,” said Judge Rutherford.
“This study will design a flood control plan for the Meta/Johns Town area that will work,” said Pike County Flood Plain Coordinator Jimmy Kiser. “I’ve been trying for the last ten years to get this (study) to happen,” he added.
Kiser stressed, however, that while completion of the flood reduction study was necessary for the county to apply for construction funding, the funding currently received is only for planning. The county must attain additional money to construct whatever solution the study identifies.
The Meta community is located in a 25-year flood plain. The Johns Creek floods the area frequently, because the creek flows through the community in a pattern similar to a horseshoe. According to records of long-time Meta residents, the community has experienced at least 20 flood events since the catastrophic flood of 1977.
Once the study has been conducted, the Corps of Engineers will know the best way to alleviate the flooding problems in Meta. The study will include:
· mapping areas of the Levisa Fork Basin
· site visits by technical specialists
· updating existing geological models of the area
· using technology to develop optimal channel configuration for Johns Creek above the Cut-Off
· providing written reports documenting study conclusions and recommendations with profiles and exhibits.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 6:42 AM 
