Engineered levee and pump station credited with preventing flooding in Huntington, presenters say

Engineers at a public information session described how a newly completed levee and an accompanying pump station on Cameron Run are intended to protect the Huntington neighborhood from storm and tidal flooding.

Daniel Hap, who identified himself as handling stormwater planning, said the levee "disconnect[s] the Cameron run from community," keeping high-tide and storm water from lingering in neighborhood streets. He added that before the project the area had been mapped by FEMA as a high-risk flood zone; after construction the community has been treated as a "levee protected community," a change Hap said required submitting hydrology and hydraulic analyses and other documentation to FEMA for accreditation.

Why it matters: FEMA accreditation can alter flood-insurance classifications for properties in the area, and the system’s reliability determines whether homeowners face recurring inundation during major…