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Watershed Assessments for Tompkins County
Since 1983, the Tompkins County Legislature (TCL) has periodically funded the Tompkins County Flood Hazard Mitigation Program (TCFHMP) to help Tompkins County property owners minimize property damages associated with future flood events. In 2002, program monies were used to complete a programmatic evaluation of the TCFHMP and to complete flood mitigation needs assessments (.pdf) for the Six Mile Creek, Fall Creek, Salmon Creek, and Cayuga Inlet watersheds. (Assessments of the remaining watersheds of Tompkins County will be completed as funding allows.)
The intent of this effort was three-fold, to: (1) develop a better understanding of the complexity of and inter-relationships between factors that influence flooding in the respective watersheds of Tompkins County, (2) develop a list of priority flood-related projects (including those related to erosion and sedimentation), and (3) evaluate and make recommendations for restructuring the TCFHMP.
The County is now in the process of restructuring the TCFHMP based on the findings of the watershed assessments and additional input from organizations and agencies. More information about program implementation will be available in early 2007. In the interim, for more information about this effort, contact the Tompkins County Planning Department at (607) 274-5560 or E-mail us. |
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