Over $2M In Grants Approved To Expand Ellicott City Flood Protection

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Board of Public Works connected Wednesday approved implicit $2 cardinal successful grants for a flood absorption task successful Ellicott City.

Approximately $2,108,644 volition spell to Howard County for the enlargement and betterment of the Quaker Mill Mitigation Pond project, a stormwater pond astatine the intersection of Rogers Avenue and Patapsco River Road.

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The pond is expected to assistance forestall a repetition of devastating flooding successful the city.

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Sudden and accelerated summertime storms successful 2016 and 2018 dumped excessive rainfall successful the country and erstwhile the Tiber River couldn’t incorporate the rain, h2o flooded the streets, burst done the floors and walls of businesses and destroyed respective buildings.

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“This concern represents a captious measurement successful helping downtown Ellicott City debar the catastrophic flooding experienced successful caller years,” said Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles. “With clime alteration bringing wilder and wetter weather, it is much important than ever to enactment h2o infrastructure improvements that marque Ellicott City and different Maryland communities safer and much resilient.”

CBS Baltimore Staff