Changes in grant status leaves urgent Beaufort drainage project in limbo
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — Flooding is a threat to many coastal neighborhoods like Pigeon Point, which has several houses that line the marsh into Beaufort's waters.
City officials said a federal grant has been pulled which would have helped fund research toward making sure the pigeon point neighborhood stays clear of overflowing waters
'Not being able to do the study kind of puts us back a little bit,' said Ashley Brandon with the City of Beaufort.
The $162,000 federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant they applied for was going to fund the drainage study for the pigeon point neighborhood. Officials said it's one of the last pieces of a much larger stormwater project for the city.
'We always want to do drainage studies because you want to understand how the water flows, especially in a coastal community where you have the high tides, you have king tides, especially in this area,' said Brandon.
JJ Sauve, Assistant manager with the city added on.
'A lot of the stormwater here in the City of Beaufort can be dated back to the 1800s and we want to make sure that that meets the current standards.'
Sauve said many new structures have been built in the neighborhood. With those non-permeable surfaces, water can't soak into the ground. That leads to water runoff on the road, creating a potential hazard for folks living in the area.
'Any standing water or immersion of water onto a roadway is considered flooding. It only takes 1 to 3 inches to create a dangerous situation for drivers,' said Sauve.
Officials said they are now looking for other ways to bring in the money, making sure to keep the neighborhood safe and the folks living in it happy.
'We want to make sure that our constituents are happy. We want to make sure their roads are not flooding. And so, we'll figure out a way to do it. And that's just what we have to do,' Brandon said.
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