The Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund was established by the General Assembly to make matching grants to local governments and to private entities owning existing dams to improve dam safety and/or to assist local governments with improvements to flood prevention and protection. Grants from the Fund require a 50% cash match of the total project costs and are awarded on a competitive basis. Applications are due by March 30, 2018.
Utilities would like to submit an application for consideration under the dam safety component for Motts Run Dam. If approved, this funding would assist the County and the City in hiring an engineering firm to assist in the Motts Run Dam Break Inundation Zone Analysis, Mapping, and Digitization for a 90% Probable Maximum Precipitation event as required by the Code of Virginia. The estimated cost for this work is $45,749. If this application request is approved, the County and City would seek grant funding in the amount of $22,874. Both the County and City would each provide $11,438 for the local match portion. The grant guidance requires that the application includes a resolution from the governing body requesting assistance from the Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund. A resolution similar to the attached has been prepared and submitted to the City of Fredericksburg for their City Council’s consideration. |