The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced nearly $21 million for long-term flood mitigation work in Washington and Oregon — part of $250 million the agency is distributing nationwide for more than 100 flood-mitigation projects.
“These awards are distributed through FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance, which empowers states to take proactive action against the devastating impact of floods, which are the most common and costly type of natural disaster,” FEMA said in a news release.
Most of the funding — nearly $19 million — will go to the city of Hillsboro, Oregon.
WA communities to split $1.4 million in flood funding
Washington will receive about $1.4 million. That includes roughly $930,000 for the city of Enumclaw to design culvert replacements to reduce flooding along Newaukum Creek. Snohomish County will receive about $300,000 for a flood-risk study. The Washington State Department of Ecology will get nearly $180,000 to develop a flood-risk reduction strategy…