FEMA Awards Georgia Emergency Management Agency Nearly $1 Million For City Of Fayetteville Flood Control Project
Pye Lake to be Upgraded with FEMA Funds
Release Date: August 17, 2006
Release Number: R4-06-034
ATLANTA, Ga. -- A stormwater management improvement project designed to prevent flood damage to homes and businesses in the City of Fayetteville will have nearly $1 million from FEMA to do the job.
As part of its Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (PDM), officials of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have awarded the Georgia Emergency Management Agency a federal grant to upgrade the stormwater management function at Pye Lake Dam and replace two sets of downstream culvert pipes. This project will prevent future damages from frequent flooding events by increasing the level of protection from flooding to that of a 50-year storm event. This project will comply with standards of the Georgia Safe Dam Program. The City of Fayetteville will receive $984,564.30 from FEMA. The federal award represents 75% of the total project cost of $1,312,752.39. The City of Fayetteville will fund the remaining 25 percent, or $328,188.09.
“FEMA is pleased to approve this critical stormwater management system for the City of Fayetteville,” said acting FEMA Region IV Director Mary Lynne Miller. “This will help make the community safer and save future disaster recovery funds.”
The PDM grant will help the city implement a comprehensive flood prevention and stormwater control system. Pye Lake is a small 13-acre reservoir located west of the center of town and serves as a stormwater retention area for runoff from the downtown area. The project includes replacing two sets of culverts on Cornwallis Way on the creek below Pye Lake with larger culverts to reduce backwater flooding during heavy rain events. The result of the combined project will be decreased flooding in a residential area of the city downstream from the dam.
The PDM is a national competitive program that provides funding for mitigation plans and the implementation of cost-effective projects, such as buyouts of flood-prone buildings, construction of safe rooms, elevations of homes located in the floodplain and making structures more earthquake resistant prior to disaster events.
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages the federal response and recovery efforts following an incident of national significance. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with the state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.
Last Modified: Thursday, 17-Aug-2006 20:15:02