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Storm-ravaged states are investing more of their own money into the cost of flood recovery and control, according to an Associated Press report.
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The Army Corps plays a big role in the development of flood control strategies and has turned to public-private partnerships (P3s) to achieve its goals in that area of construction. Work recently restarted on a $2.8 billion Army Corps flood control P3, the first ever for the agency, in the Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, metropolitan area. The project was halted for about a year because of permitting issues, but crews are now making progress on the construction of a concrete control structure with three gates that will regulate flows into a 20-cubic-foot diversion channel, which will be the responsibility of the Army Corps' future P3 partner.
The Army Corps, in partnership with the state of New York, is also building a 5.3-mile, $615 million seawall along the southern shoreline of Staten Island. The federal government is contributing $400 million, while New York City is investing $65 million and the state is kicking in $151 billion. Work on the project will include:
- 4.5 miles of buried seawall
- 0.6-mile levee gate
- 0.35 miles of floodwalls
- 180 acres of ponding areas
- 46 acres of tidal wetlands
- 300 acres of natural water storage
As a result of Superstorm Sandy in 2012, 80% of structures in what will eventually be the seawall's protected area sustained flood damage.