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Staff recommends variance and permit for Jackson County Pascagoula drainage project to reduce flooding
Summary
Commission staff asked the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Commission to recommend that the executive director approve a variance and permit for a Jackson County project in Pascagoula that would fill 185 square feet of coastal wetlands to reroute stormwater and lower flood elevations by an estimated 19–20 inches.
Commission staff recommended that the executive director approve a variance and a permit for a Jackson County drainage improvement project in Pascagoula that would fill 185 square feet of coastal wetlands to reduce recurring flooding. The staff presentation said the project, located between Canty Street and Comenee Avenue, would install a culvert at Canty Street, place riprap for stabilization, and construct a box culvert to connect a proposed outfall to an existing outfall at Comenee Avenue. The applicant requested the variance because staff concluded no feasible…
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