Army Corps 35% design requirement halts Middle Creek validation study and raises engineering costs
The committee was told that a new U.S. Army Corps policy requiring 35% design completion paused the validation study, adding LIDAR, geotechnical, hydraulic analyses and other costly tasks that the project currently lacks funding to complete.
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Committee members were informed April 6 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has paused the Middle Creek validation study after a federal policy change requiring projects to reach 35% design before advancing. County staff and Army Corps representatives said the project had been advancing on assumptions consistent with a 25% design standard; the new requirement increases engineering scope and cost and leaves the existing project funding insufficient to complete the validation work.
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