Flood zone district outlines proposed flow-through retention facility, mitigation plans and public comment schedule
Dec 19, 2025
Lewis County Flood Control Zone District officials presented a revised flow-through flood retention facility for the Chehalis Basin, described environmental mitigation and modeled benefits (including an estimated 62,000 acre-feet capacity and about 2,600 structures potentially protected), and set public comment deadlines and hearings on the revised draft EIS.
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Lewis County flood authorities on Monday briefed residents and stakeholders on a proposed flow-through flood retention facility intended to reduce catastrophic flooding across the Chehalis Basin and protect communities downstream from Centralia to Aberdeen.
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