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Hannah Fingerhut, Margery A. Beck and John Hanna — ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue June 25, 2024
Midwestern Flooding Collapses Bridge, Forces Evacuations
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) Flooding in the Midwestern United States killed at least two, collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam June 24 after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued from rising waters....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Mon May 20, 2024
USACE Making Repairing Flood Damage at N.Y.'s U.S. Military Academy at West Point
A severe thunderstorm last summer dumped 8 in. of rain in just a few hours in New York's Hudson Valley north of New York City, triggering historic flooding that resulted in landslides, flooded homes and washed-out roads....
VTDigger & FEMA - Thu April 25, 2024
FEMA Repaying Vermont $22M for Cleanup Costs Due to July 2023 Floods
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sending Vermont $22 million to cover its costs in cleaning up debris and stabilizing state buildings in the capital city of Montpelier following last summer's historic flooding, according to VTDigger, a nonprofit online news service....
USACE St. Paul District - Tue March 26, 2024
Corps Awards $42.2M Contract for Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $42.2 million contract to R.J. Zavoral & Sons Inc. of East Grand Forks, Minn., on March 11, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-2B portion of the Fargo, N.D./Moorhead, Minn., Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, also known as the FM Area Diversion....
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Tue March 26, 2024
As part of ongoing efforts to help eastern Kentucky rebuild after devastating floods hit the region two years ago, Gov. Andy Beshear recently held a press briefing to discuss ongoing community "high-ground" rebuild projects that involve the construction of new homes and surface transportation infrastructure....
Berkshire Eagle - Tue March 12, 2024
Pittsfield, Mass., Likely to Remove Dangerous 192-Year-Old Dam in 2025 or 2026
One way or another, the 192-year-old Bel Air Dam's days are numbered. The Pittsfield, Mass., barrier's practical use as a power generator ended long ago, and it is now an active public safety and environmental hazard silently threatening the city's North End and West Side....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Tue February 27, 2024
New Storm Sewers, Upgraded Water Mains, Sanitary Sewers to Alleviate Flooding
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced the completion of a $4.7 million infrastructure project in Westerleigh, Staten Island, that upgraded water mains and sanitary sewers, and added new storm sewers to combat flooding in the area, as well as improvements to roads and sidewalks....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 20, 2024
Caltrans Crews Respond to Atmospheric River Storms
California was hit by two atmospheric river storms in early February that caused extensive flooding, intense winds and power outages to many regions of California, ranging from San Diego to San Francisco and the Bay Area, and as far inland as Death Valley....
City of Atlanta - Tue February 13, 2024
Atlanta DWM Moves Forward With Project to Increase Sewer Capacity, Mitigate Flooding
The city of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has reached a significant milestone to deliver on a decade-long effort to remedy combined sewer overflows and localized flooding in southeast Atlanta....
Gov. Gavin Newsom - Tue January 23, 2024
100-Year Flood Protection Project in Pajaro Advances
Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted progress on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, which will provide 100-year flood risk reduction to the city of Watsonville, the town of Pajaro and surrounding agricultural areas....
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