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Sanitary commissioners approve $196,000 task to advance levee toward FEMA certification
Summary
The Board of Sanitary Commissioners approved adding a $196,000 task for data gathering, design and permitting on the west reach of the South Levee to move Muncie City toward FEMA certification and a Letter of Map Revision.
MUNCIE — The Board of Sanitary Commissioners on May 14 approved adding a $196,000 task to the existing contract with Christopher B. Burke Engineering to fund data gathering, design and permitting work on the west reach of the South Levee.
The task is intended to advance the levee toward full compliance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements and support a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) that could remove the need for some residents to carry flood insurance.
Christopher B. Burke Engineering presented the task summary at the meeting, describing work to identify deficiencies, develop solutions and prepare necessary permits for the next section of the levee. A consultant for Christopher B. Burke Engineering said, "we will have to issue a letter of map revision once we come into total compliance, which is about a year long process." The consultant said the proposed work would cover roughly 25% of the levee sections, starting with the more difficult reaches.
District Administrator Rick Conrad and commissioners discussed the project's purpose. Commissioner Overton said the tieback levee work "saves residents of Muncie a lot of money" by avoiding the requirement that homeowners purchase flood insurance if the levee is certified.
Board members voted to add the task to the firm's contract and approved the $196,000 sum. The board recorded the vote by voice; the motion passed with members saying "aye." The contract addition funds further hydraulic modeling, permitting and erosion control work cited as needed to stem existing erosion along the levee.
The board and consultant said the work includes hydraulic modeling required for the LOMR and that the overall process from design to final map revision is expected to take about a year after full compliance is achieved. No schedule with specific dates beyond that estimate was adopted at the meeting.
The board did not identify external funding sources during the discussion. The consultant noted this phase is design and permitting only; follow-on construction funding and timelines were not decided at the meeting.
