North Carolina allocates $25 million to mitigate flooding with upgraded stormwater infrastructure
(UI) – The State of North Carolina allocated $25 million to the Golden LEAF Foundation to establish the Flood Mitigation Grant Program to provide up to $2,000,000 per project to various branches of local government.
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The funds are meant to address frequent flooding in communities across the state. According to The Golden LEAF Board, Ashe, Avery, Brunswick, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties received $5,531,456 from the Flood Mitigation Program to rehabilitate stormwater infrastructure.
The City of Elizabeth City in Pasquotank County received $1,528,000 for engineering and construction to restore a drainage canal including improvements to reduce erosion, to upsize existing culverts, and for other improvements to restore flow of stormwater.
The Town of Beech Mountain in Avery County received $995,000 for engineering and construction to upsize stormwater infrastructure under Greenbriar Road to mitigate frequent flooding.
The Town of Trent Woods in Craven County received $693,706 for engineering and construction to reshape existing drainage ditches, upsize existing culverts, and install stormwater piping.
The Town of Hertford in Perquimans County received $650,600 for engineering and construction to upsize existing stormwater infrastructure.
The Town of Oak Island in Brunswick County received $579,500 for engineering and construction to install a dune infiltration system along with a small pump station and reinforced concrete pipe to reduce flooding.
The Town of Nags Head in Dare County received $478,850 for construction costs to upsize existing stormwater infrastructure.
The Town of Rose Hill in Duplin County received $395,800 for engineering and construction to enclose a portion of the ditch, install catch basins, and reshape and stabilize the ditch bank.
The Town of West Jefferson in Ashe County received $210,000 for engineering and construction to install piping, catch basins and drainage inlets along Long Street and Backstreet.
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