[CPEO-BIF] Jordan Valley Corridor, Springfield, Missouri

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Springfield Receives Help to Restore Ecosystems and Reduce Future Flood 
Damage Along Jordan Creek Corridor

Kansas City infoZine (MO)
March 9, 2009

EPA Region 7 is providing $65,000 in technical assistance to the City of 
Springfield, Missouri, to assess 21 Brownfields properties in the Jordan 
Valley Corridor, with the ultimate goal of improving local ecosystems 
and reducing the potential damage to area businesses from persistent 
flooding along Jordan Creek.

Kansas City, KS - infoZine - EPA's assistance, provided through its 
Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) program, is critical to 
determining the feasibility of a broader storm water improvement project 
along Jordan Creek. The project is expected to significantly reduce 
flood risks in the commercial area, and reduce pollution in the stream, 
which should also improve environments downstream. Assessment of the 21 
properties begins this week.

The City of Springfield, Mo. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are 
partnering in a feasibility study of the Jordan Creek watershed for the 
purpose of flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration. Jordan 
Creek has flooded many times. In 2000, flooding caused an estimated 
$1.85 million in damage, including the interruption of traffic on main 
thoroughfares and rail lines.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34574/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org




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