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Soil and Water report: FEMA funding delays, WQIP applications for salt storage and stream planning
Summary
At the Allegany County Resource Management meeting, Scott, the Soil and Water representative, said permitting and FEMA paperwork are slowing local projects and that WQIP applications for salt-storage buildings and stream planning grants are due at the end of July.
Scott, the Soil and Water representative, told the Allegany County Resource Management meeting on July 1 that permitting and federal paperwork have slowed project timelines and staff are working with FEMA to secure funding for local projects.
"You have my report in there," Scott said, and described ongoing permitting work and coordination with FEMA to get funding approved. He said the office is preparing WQIP applications that are due at the end of July for salt-storage buildings and potential stream-planning grants.
Scott also said staff have several projects "starting to take off," using the phrase recorded in the transcript as "egg projects"; that term was not clarified in the meeting record. He said weather will be an important factor in the coming months as crews undertake field work.
The report indicates the office is addressing multiple permitting and funding tracks at once, which Scott characterized as creating bureaucratic delays but not halting work. He asked members for patience as staff pursue state and federal grant processes and complete required paperwork.
The committee did not take a formal vote on any new project funding during the meeting. The next procedural deadline noted in the report is the end-of-July deadline for WQIP applications.
