Much of the nation’s flood control infrastructure was designed for 20th century storms and flooding. And in many cases, stormwater systems, levees and dams are now approaching the end of their ...

While heavy rains test drainage systems within municipalities, what happens in the mountains — particularly with the snowpack — is the true test on the state's flood control system. How it works ...

WILLIAMSPORT—Work is finally underway to have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recertify the second largest flood control ...

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - This time of year, those living on the Mighty Mississippi can’t help but fret the water’s annual, inevitable rise. Yet, it is a fear confronted year-round by those in ...

The project is one of the city's flood control measures that are under construction in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, April 5, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) ...

Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, ...

Flood Control System Manager Rob Davis emphasized the dual benefits of these projects. "We've got kayak launches, bike trails McLoud Run has been redone and that'll be stocked with trout.

As Texas state leaders have prioritized spending on border security and property tax cuts, they have been far more reluctant ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - A disruptive pandemic and destructive derecho haven't put a stop to the work on five projects building toward Cedar Rapids' $750 million flood control system.

One of the next stages of the flood control project is to raise the 8th Ave. bridge, but the city estimates all of the flood control project won’t be completed until some time in the 2030’s ...

Deluge put Ellicott City on edge as flood control projects continue. June 10, 2022. ... Ball said an outdoor tone alert system, installed in 2019, warned people of the impending danger, ...

Projects like the new pump system give that area of Merrillville a lower rating on the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System, which means lower flood insurance rates.