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State and FEMA funds to cover Birch Creek Dam No.2 planning and design; county will pass funds to irrigation company
Summary
The Division of Water Resources told commissioners it secured FEMA High Hazard grant funding (65%) and a state dam safety grant (35%) to fund planning and design for Birch Creek Dam No.2; Rich County will act as fiscal agent to pass funds to Woodruff Irrigation Company and approved an initial $10,000 archaeology payment tied to the grant.
A Division of Water Resources engineer told the Rich County Commission that federal and state grants are available to fund planning and design work for Birch Creek Dam No.2 and that Rich County will serve as the fiscal agent for pass‑through funding to the Woodruff Irrigation Company.
Ben Merritt, an engineer with the Division of Water Resources, said FEMA’s High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD) grant will cover roughly 65% of planning and design work; a complementary state dam safety grant is expected to cover the…
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