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County surveyor and council discuss Little Cal River reconstruction, pre-meetings with Army Corps underway
Summary
Council members and the county surveyor discussed ongoing stormwater and flooding concerns along Little Cal River and in Hanover Township. Surveyor's office said design firm Structurepoint has prepared generic reconstruction designs and pre-meetings with the U.S. Army Corps had been requested.
Lake County officials discussed ongoing stormwater problems in the Little Cal River watershed and local flooding in Hanover Township at the Oct. 14 council meeting.
The council's drainage board moved and the council approved an appropriation for the Little Cal River project. During discussion a council member raised long-running flooding issues on the state line in Hanover Township and asked for an update on planned engineering contracts and mitigation steps. A representative from the Lake County Surveyor's Office and associated staff said Structurepoint (a private engineering firm) had prepared generic reconstruction designs and that pre-meeting coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was underway for a particularly affected area that sits significantly west in the watershed. The surveyor indicated further mitigation work will require Army Corps review and approvals before construction can proceed.
Why it matters: The appropriation funds engineering and construction activity for Little Cal River; coordination with federal authorities is required for mitigation work that crosses regulatory thresholds. Residents in Hanover Township have reported repeated flooding, and the appropriation enables the county to advance design and permitting.
Details from the meeting: surveyor-office remarks in the transcript noted Structurepoint reached out to "item" and the Army Corps and that the area identified for reconstruction has been subject to flooding "about the last 30 years" according to council remarks. The transcript records that the drainage board appropriation covers engineering and construction lines totaling $2,625,065.46.
Implementation and next steps: county surveyor staff said they will continue pre-application and coordination meetings with the Army Corps and proceed with design work; additional permitting and mitigation approvals will be required before reconstruction or in-channel work can begin.
