EPA Provides Grant to Kansas Town for Storm Water Improvements

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $485,000 to the city of Rose Hill, Kan., for improvements to its storm water system. The project is expected to be completed by fall 2011.

“The storm water improvements will restore drainage areas, protect land from erosion and reduce storm water runoff. This grant will partially fund the construction project, which is estimated to cost $886,000,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brookes.

The project is designed to correct drainage problems in the city of Rose Hill by addressing current and future flooding issues. The undersized Berlin Drive storm sewer will be enlarged and the downstream channel will be graded. A detention pond will be constructed to reduce peak flows and downstream flooding.

These improvements include the construction of 700 ft of 48-in. reinforced concrete pipe and the cleaning and grading of 1,850 ft of downstream channel to improve flows and eliminate stagnant areas of water.

Source: U.S. EPA