The City of Kissimmee Public Works and Engineering Department in Florida has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
The grant funds will be used to install emergency watershed protection measures to relieve hazards and dangers caused by the flash flooding that occurred in July 2009. The improvement work is estimated to cost $3,340,000, and the NRCS will provide 75% of eligible construction costs.
The purpose of this project is to improve floodwater conveyance and prevent erosion. The work is scheduled to be complete by the end of September.
