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County awards $500,000 contract to update Hardin Canal drainage basin study; $300,000 federal grant to reimburse cost
Summary
Chatham County approved a $500,000 contract with Thomas & Hutton to update the Hardin Canal drainage basin study; staff said a federal grant will reimburse $300,000 of the cost and the study will identify projects addressing sea-level rise, groundwater and growth.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners on July 18 approved a contract award to Thomas & Hutton Engineering to update the drainage basin study for the Hardin Canal Basin, a nearly 12-mile canal that drains more than 14,000 acres across multiple jurisdictions, county staff said.
County Engineer (referred to in the meeting as Ms. Cooler) told the board the updated study will incorporate recent development, climate-change projections including sea-level rise, and changing groundwater conditions, and will identify priority projects to improve drainage in the basin. The contract price presented at the meeting was $500,000.
Staff said the county has secured reimbursement of $300,000 from a federal grant obtained through the county's resiliency office, reducing the county's net cost for the study. Commissioner comments at the meeting noted the county has previously invested millions in work on the larger canal system and said a comprehensive study is needed to devise longer-term solutions beyond incremental widening.
A motion to approve the contract was moved and seconded and the transcript records the item as approved. Staff said the study is the next step to identify specific capital projects that could be funded or phased in future capital programs.
