North Shore Levee Project open house Dec. 6 at Rotary Log Pavilion

Location of preferred alignment, next steps to be discussed

The cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam will host a public open house Dec. 6 at the Rotary Log Pavilion at 6 p.m. to discuss the North Shore Levee Project.

The North Shore Levee – a proposed system of earthen dikes, floodwalls, raised roadways, and pump stations – is a partnership between the cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam to provide comprehensive flood protection and flood insurance relief to the community.

Continuing where Aberdeen’s Southside Levee left off, the North Shore Levee’s target area of protection is bordered by the Hoquiam River on the west, Grays Harbor and the Chehalis River on the south, and the Wishkah River on the east.

This meeting is a follow-up to the Sept. 20 meeting. Topics to be discussed include: results of a survey questionnaire collected at the last meeting; results of detailed hydraulic modeling; how FEMA accreditation criteria was used to established the preferred alignment; the location of the preferred alignment; flood protection approaches for properties located outside the preferred alignment; and next steps for levee design and the subsequent submittal to FEMA to obtain a conditional letter of map revision.

The North Shore Levee Project is coordinated with the Timberworks Resiliency and Restoration Master Plan. Together with consultants, the cities are developing a framework and action plan for a multiple-benefit approach to addressing flooding issues in the communities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam.

The Rotary Log Pavilion is located at 1401 Sargent Boulevard in Aberdeen.

For more information on these projects, visit the Aberdeen Flood Relief Projects website, www.ezview.wa.gov/aberdeenfloodrelief.