{"id":4864,"date":"2013-07-23T16:23:41","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T20:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2013-07-23T16:24:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T20:24:37","slug":"valdosta-and-army-corps-of-engineers-in-flood-risk-management-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/valdosta-and-army-corps-of-engineers-in-flood-risk-management-study.html","title":{"rendered":"Valdosta and Army Corps of Engineers in Flood Risk Management Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nFirst public update since\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/valdosta-plans-flooding-discussions.html\">\r\nMay<\/a>:\r\nValdosta has had several recent meetings with other governmental groups\r\nand has agreed to co-fund a flooding study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.\r\n<p>\r\nWCTV has also\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/home\/headlines\/City-Enters-Flood-Risk-Management-Study-Agreement-216600601.html\">\r\npicked up<\/a>\r\nValdosta PR 23 July 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Index.aspx?page=270&#038;recordid=2442&#038;returnURL=%2findex.aspx\">\r\nCity Enters Agreement with USACE for Flood Risk Management Study<\/a>,\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/85839940@N03\/9338250452\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3744\/9338250452_a81d5c9f13_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nThe City of Valdosta hosted a Regional Flood Preparedness meeting\r\nwith the Georgia Silver Jackets on June 25&mdash;a continuation of\r\ndiscussions that began earlier in the year focused on regional\r\ninterests and on maximizing area resources.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nRepresentatives from the cities of Moultrie, Sylvester, Tifton and\r\nValdosta and from the counties of Lowndes and Turner attended the\r\nmeeting to discuss current and future flood monitoring and\r\nforecasting issues throughout the Little River and Withlacoochee\r\nRiver watersheds. These two watersheds are part of the overall\r\nSuwannee Basin that is approximately 10,000 square miles in Georgia\r\nand Florida.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAmong other information shared,<!--more--> the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)\r\nand the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) \/National\r\nWeather Service presented information on storm preparedness\r\nresources, rain and stream gage networks, flood categories, and\r\nmonitoring programs such as Water Alerts and Water Now.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAs a result of the collaboration of agencies and resources,\r\nadditional progress includes:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nOn July 10, representatives from the Georgia and Florida Silver\r\nJackets, City of Valdosta and the Suwannee River Water Management\r\nDistrict met in Live Oak, Fla. to begin outlining problems and\r\nopportunities for the Suwannee Basin.\r\n<li>\r\nOn July 15, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) finalized its\r\n$150,000 agreement with the City of Valdosta to participate in the\r\nPlanning Assistance to States program. This 50\/50 cost share project\r\nwill enable the USACE to conduct a flood risk management study for\r\nthe confluence of the Sugar Creek and Withlacoochee River.\r\n<li>\r\nOn July 17, members of the USACE visited Valdosta to tour the areas\r\nin the city prone to flood events.\r\n<li>\r\nThe flood risk management study is scheduled to be completed by\r\nNovember 2013 and is the first step toward identifying the causes so\r\nthat short and long term plans can be developed to resolve the\r\nflooding problems in our area.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nCity leadership is committed to working with representatives from\r\nkey local, state and federal agencies to address and provide\r\nsolutions for the regional stormwater issue that creates flooding in\r\nour city and surrounding communities in both Georgia and Florida.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFor more information, please contact the Public Information Office\r\nat (229) 259-3548.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First public update since May: Valdosta has had several recent meetings with other governmental groups and has agreed to co-fund a flooding study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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