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April 28th, 2009
US Army Corps of Engineers receives $100,000 in Recovery Funds for Skagit Flood Study
SKAGIT COUNTY - U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) today announced that the Obama Administration is awarding $100,000 to help complete the Skagit River General Investigation Study (GI), which is analyzing various flood control projects to protect citizens and infrastructure impacted from a 100-year flood of the Skagit River.
The $100,000 award is for a contract to provide architect/engineer services to develop a scope of work and drilling plan for geotechnical investigations of the levee system along the Skagit River. Data results will be used in the Levee Failure Analysis.
“This new source of funding will allow a significant piece of technical work to be completed this year allowing the evaluation of flood control measures to continue to move forward while creating local jobs,” said Skagit County Project Manager Lorna Ellestad.
Recovery Funds projects must meet the five criteria enumerated in the Congressional report accompanying the Recovery Act, namely that the projects:
- Be obligated/executed quickly;
- Result in high, immediate employment;
- Have little schedule risk;
- Be executed by contract or direct hire of temporary labor; and
- Complete a project phase, a project, an element, or will provide a useful service that does not require additional funding.
Larsen has requested that Congress provide $1.3 million for the Skagit GI study in the Fiscal Year 2009 federal appropriations bill. Over the past 15 years, the Skagit River has flooded nearly every other year at a cost of tens of millions of dollars.
“We appreciate Congressman Larsen’s efforts, our project management team at the Corps of Engineers, and our local partners,” said Skagit County Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt.
For further information, contact: Dan Berentson
360-419-3461