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Shandaken wins $60,000 Stream Management grant; board hears why the FAD matters
Summary
A board member reported the town received a roughly $60,000 SMIP grant to support Community Rating System work tied to flood preparation, and explained how New York City's filtration avoidance declaration (FAD) program funds watershed projects that benefit Shandaken.
A board member told the meeting that the town was awarded a Stream Management Implementation Program (SMIP) grant of roughly $60,000 to continue work tied to the Community Rating System (CRS) and local flood preparedness. "The specific purpose of this funding is to continue our community rating system," the speaker said, adding that the work ties into flood insurance and broader flood-planning activities.
The speaker framed the SMIP grant within the region's filtration avoidance determination (FAD) process, explaining that New York City's ongoing efforts to avoid chemical filtration involve funding preventative steps across the watershed, including stream-management and septic projects. The speaker said the FAD and associated programs have been central to Catskills flood preparation for decades, and that the grant supports two years of CRS-related work and staffing to improve preparedness and permitting.
Board members called the grant a "win" and discussed how the funding supports long-term flood mitigation planning and required permitting improvements that could improve the town's resilience and potentially lower flood-insurance costs for residents.
