A large drainage project in Church Point is now moving, years after historical floods on the destroyed parts of Acadiana.
Construction began on the first by two hires, which began to reduce flooding in the region of the rainwater in the region. Officials say that the location, which is currently open, will soon serve as a stop area for rainwater, so that it slowly drain and prevent roads and houses from flooding when storms.
Pamela Granger, a project engineer at the city of Youngville, said the project was enabled by the Louisiana Waterheded Initiative, which recorded local governments across the state of more than 3 billion US dollars in order to reduce the flood risk.
“Various communities fought for funds to reduce floods and protect the infrastructure,” said Granger. “We submitted an application on behalf of Church Point for two hiring ponds and upgrades into the sewage treatment plant. It has been approved and now the work takes place.”
In contrast to retention ponds that keep water permanently, hiring ponds are designed in such a way that they keep the rainwater temporarily and release over time. The project also includes the installation of dry hydrants – connecting points that enable pumps to remove water in dry periods.
Work on the second pond or the upgrades of the wastewater treatment plants have not yet started, but Granger says that the first pond could be online within weeks.
“People have waited since the flood of 2016 to see this,” she said. “It has always had a priority. It only took time and patience to get to this point.”
The city of the city church was one of the several Acadiana communities that were applied for and received through the state's water catchment area initiative. The program was created after the 2016 flooding to help municipalities develop long -term solutions for rainwater management.
Further information on the initiative of Watershed in Louisiana can be found at Watershed.La.gov.
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