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Engineer: FEMA accredits Morrisville levee; most properties will be removed from mapped floodplain
Summary
The borough engineer reported FEMA accreditation for the Morrisville levee, which should remove most properties behind the levee from the official floodplain and reduce mandatory flood-insurance requirements; the report also covered a municipal-authority wastewater relocation and preliminary waterfront and road-program planning.
Morrisville's borough engineer updated council on three interlocking infrastructure items: FEMA accreditation for the borough levee, an in-progress plan to relocate the municipal wastewater treatment plant and the borough's ongoing road‑paving program and waterfront study.
The engineer said FEMA has "accepted" the levee accreditation package, which confirms the levee meets the technical standards needed to qualify for accreditation. He said the accreditation will alter FEMA flood maps and "remove" most homes behind the levee from the mapped floodplain, meaning affected homeowners…
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