Columbia County Flood Mitigation Study
Columbia County has contracted with Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc (HRG) to provide engineering services to undertake a flood mitigation study for the Fishing Creek Watershed in the County. This study will include an investigation of the existing conditions, as well as potential flood resiliency and mitigation projects throughout the watershed. This project has been financed by grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority and the Department of Community and Economic Development. Input and questions from the public and the County’s municipalities are being received at: mvanaskie@hrg-inc.com.
The County of Columbia has contracted with Borton Lawson (B-L) to provide engineering services to undertake a flood mitigation study near, in and surrounding the known as the “West End” of the Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia County. This study will include an investigation of potential flood resiliency and mitigation projects in the floodplain of Fishing Creek and the Susquehanna River. This project has been financed by grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority and the Department of Community and Economic Development. Input and questions from the public and the County’s municipalities are being received at: gzeigler@seda-cog.org.
Upcoming Events
Events
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Other Resources
- • 2D Modeling Report Appendices (Final)
- • West End Flood Study_BL Presentation Public Mtg No 1
- • Fishing Creek Flood Study Public Stakeholder Meeting – 7/29/21
- • Columbia County Resiliency Office Youtube Channel
- FINAL_2021.11.30_FishingCreekFloodStudy_PublicStakeholderUpdateMeeting
- POSTER1 – Fishing Creek Project Overview
- POSTER2 – Fishing Creek Problem Identification
- POSTER3 – Fishing Creek Solutions
- West End Flood Study_BL Presentation Public Mtg No 2
- Added and Removed Areas from Floodplain on New Flood Insurance Rate Maps
- Depth of Flooding – 2011 Flood
- Parcel Map in Study Area – Montour Twp
- Parcel Map in Study Area – Hemlock Twp
- Parcel Map in Study Area – Bloomsburg
- Levee Concept Drawing – December 1 2021
- West End Flood Study – Final Public Meeting Presentation- Mar 10 2022
- 03/31/2022 – Fishing Creek Watershed Flood Mitigation Study – Final Meeting
- 03/31/2022 – Fishing Creek Watershed Flood Mitigation Study – Final Meeting (Video)
Final Reports
- Final Report Columbia Co West End with Appendices (169MB)
- 2022.05.31 Fishing Creek Watershed Flood Study Full Report (82MB)
Is my property located within the the West End Flood Study Area? Click here to view Study Area Map