Primary Contact Email: sdraper@co.whatcom.wa.us
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Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and the Department of Ecology, in the amount of $7,550,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
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This grant provides $6,040,000 in Floodplains by Design funding to advance five capital projects in the Flood Control Zone District (FCZD) flood hazard reduction program and to support the agricultural community in participating in the Floodplain Integrated Planning process. The grant requires a 20% cost-share for a total project cost of $7,550,000, with $1,510,000 in match funding from the FCZD