Local Flood Analysis ClaryvilleDecember 15, 2014

Karen Rauter, Stream Program Coordinator

Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District

Field Office: GrahamsvilleRondout Neversink Stream Program is a project of Sullivan County SWCD funded by NYC DEP.

Understanding the elements of effective hazard mitigation projects: basic hydraulic modeling for rivers

How does Benefit/Cost Analysis help us choose best projects

Select a contractor to conduct the local flood analysis

Guide community through review of potential projects

Make recommendations to Towns for projects

District provides grant funds to Towns for design/construction; will oversee construction

LFA Project Goals

Denning

Mark Boncek, Zoning Board Chair

Bill Bruning, retired Town Supervisor

Neversink

Keith Stryker, Code Enforcement Officer

Jim Stangel, Planning Board Chair

Alternates: Brent Gotsch, Jim Marion

SWCD staff, DEP staff

Committee Members - Residents

Inter-Municipal Agreement

Denning Town Resolution

Supervisor Dave Brooks

Neversink Town Resolution

Supervisor Mark McCarthy

Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District

District Manager Brian Brustman

IMA and Engineering contract signed September 2014

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Engineering Team

Barton and Loguidice, Syracuse NY (Ellenville & PA offices)

Wendell Buckman, P.E.

Shaun P. McAdams, Project Environmental Scientist

Field data collection, river science and restoration

Tamara L. Jameson, M.S. Geotechnical Engineering

Modeling & Mitigation Alternatives

Todd Phillips, Field data collection

Data Collection Underway

Data Collection Underway (Approx. 7 mi)

Data Collection Underway (Approx. 7 mi)

With a complete data set to use for analyzing flooding Claryville can:

Identify specific causes of flooding

Choose the community’s best options

Accurately assess which options are most cost-beneficial

Modify floodplain?

Modify channel dimensions?

Modify infrastructure?

Integrate with priorities for water quality improvement (i.e., bank erosion)

Field survey underway JAN ‘15

Committee reviews effective model and mitigation alternatives FEB ’15

Guide community through review of potential projects SPRING ‘15

Make recommendations to Towns for projects SUMMER 2015

District provides grant funds to Towns for design/construction; oversees construction 2016-2019

LFA Sundown; Grahamsville

If LFA shows no benefit through stream/floodplain modifications, then alternatives such as relocation or elevation of structures may be explored with other agencies.

LFA Project Timeline

Questions?