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Torrington council approves FEMA grant application to scope well‑field flood and security mitigation
Summary
The Torrington City Council on Jan. 7 approved a resolution authorizing submission of a Wyoming Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant application to FEMA to fund project scoping for the city well field near the golf course.
The Torrington City Council on Jan. 7 approved a resolution authorizing submission of a Wyoming Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant application to FEMA to fund project scoping for the city well field near the golf course.
Emergency management coordinator Charles Kenyon told the council the grant would pay for engineering assessment, plan sets and a benefit‑cost analysis that would make the city’s proposal “shovel ready” for later construction funding. “So this would be a grant, just a preparatory stage,” Kenyon said, adding that the scoping work would not obligate the city to complete a later mitigation project.
The mayor read the resolution title before council discussion. Kenyon and public works director Jeffrey Harkins said the well field sits at a low elevation near the river and has historically experienced high water that reached the wells during past spring runs. Kenyon noted the city also has security‑related recommendations from a critical infrastructure assessment and that the scoping project could combine flood mitigation and physical protection of the wells and control station.
Clerk‑Treasurer Lynette Strecker told council the required local match is $25,000 and that the city would budget that in fiscal year 2026; she said FEMA could allow a management fee that would reduce the city’s cash match. Kenyon said the city expects deliverables to include an assessment, full plan sets and the benefit‑cost documentation FEMA requires for a subsequent construction grant. He said the city is likely to know whether the application was successful by March and emphasized the planning grant does not commit a future council to build the project.
Councilman Deal moved to approve Resolution 2025‑2; Councilman Kelly seconded. The motion passed with the ayes and no recorded nays.
If funded, the scoping project would position Torrington to apply for construction funds later; timing and construction depend on future grant awards and council decisions.
