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► The combined cost, of a
dam and channel brought
the total for this alternative
to over $lB million with only
a $3 million benefit.
In this site the number of
farmsteads that would be
affected was reduced to five.
And, only fifteen homes
would have been involved.
However, the cost-benefit
ratio indicates that this is not
a feasible solution.
Another dam site south- At a public information
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previous two sites. This
project would cost close to
$l7 million, and had the
same benefit value as the
prvioustwo.
All of these dams were
planned with the sole pur
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requested that SCS
technicians investigate the
possibility of controlling the
flood waters with a senes of
small dams.
SCS reported that in their
study, they looked at the
possibility of constructing 23
small dams, with a concrete
channel miming through the
borough. Here, too, the cost
far outweighed the benefit
with a ratio of 1:0.2.
The federal engineers also
pointed out that m this study,
they had not mcluded the
costs of obtaining access
from individual landowners
to get to the pond sites.
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the ponds would not really be
small. During normal rams
the the area covered by
water would be fairly small;
but during times of
catastrophic flooding, the
area under water would
double.
What this means is that if a
farmer were using the land
around the small dam for
crops, there would be a
possibility that the crop
would be covered with water
in the event of a storm.
The SCS staff looked into
the alternative of what they
refer to as nonstructural
flood control.
This would include “flood-
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proofing’ buildings, moving
buildings out of the flood
plain, or building a utility
shed where the residents
could store valuables safely
above the flood water level.
This would be coordinated
with a flood-warning system
that would alert the
residents of flooding
hazards, giving them about
four hours to prepare.
The nonstructural ap
proach was found to be the
only aternative with a cost
benefit ratio that would
permit the program under
the USDA's Public Law 566
Watershed Protection and
Flood Control Act.
It was explained that the
maximum nonstructural
protection would involve
relocating 58 residences and
5 commercial buildings, and
flood proofing 65 residences
and 17 commercial sites.
The total cost of a project
of this scope was estimated
to be $3,172,000 with a benefit
of $3,178,000, or slightly over
1:1.
Under the federal
program, the government
would pay for 80 per cent of
the cost, with the local
sponsors paying 20 per cent.
The local costs could be
obtained from State or other
sources.
Public meetings have been
scheduled for December 6th
at the Community Building
in Manheim for local
residents to hear and
question the alternatives
presented by SCS. The
technicians will also be
available m the Borough
Building on December 7th
and 11th to answer in
dividual questions.
The SCS officials stressed
that this project would be the
local people’s If they want
to pursue it further, there
will be a rough road ahead.
To date, no nonstructural
flood control measure has
been funded in Washington
D.C. There hasn’t even been
any appointments to the
Water Resources Council, an
11 member board, who must
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projects before they go
before the Office of
Management and Budget
and finally the U.S. Congress
and Senate.
The project must also
travel, on its way to be ap
proved for funding, through
the SCS area, state, and
national offices. And, from
there it will go through the
USDA maize.
So, it appears there may
be some tough sailing for the
sponsors of this flood-control
project.
Sponsors include: Lan
caster County Conservation
District, Lancaster County
Commissioners, and the
Borough of Manheim.
Representing the sponsors
at Wednesday’s meeting
were: Raymond Herr,
County Commissioner; Jean
Mowery, County Com
missioner; Jim Huber,
County Commissioner
Elect; Ronald Hetrick,
Manheim; Jim Browsey,
Manheim; Dan Lane,
Manheim; LaVerne
Heistand, Mayor of
Manheim; and Aaron
Stauffer, District. Also
present was Wayne Shen
berger, Chickies Creek
Watershed Association.
The SCS has already
begun to assist farmers in
the upstream watershed in
applying conservation
practices to control storm
water and reduce erosion.
With the aid of federal
cost-share dollars through
the Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation Service, 12 acres
of stripcropping systems
were installed along with
8100 feet of diversions, 7015
feet of cropland terraces,
and 12,421 feet of grassed
waterways.
These practices were
funded through a special
program set up solely for
Chickies Creek. To date, the
ASCS has provided $25,615
dollars to the watershed’s
landowners to establish the
needed conservation.
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