Papio–Missouri River Natural Resources District Project Selected for Climate and Disaster Resilience Investment

KANSAS CITY, MO – FEMA, state emergency management, and representatives from the Papio–Missouri River Natural Resources District (Papio NRD) will hold a media availability Thursday, September 1 to discuss the recent selection of a resilience project that has been identified as part of FEMA’s $1.1 billion climate and disaster resilience investment.

The project for the Papio-Missouri River NRD is the first Nebraska project to be selected for further review under FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) National Competition. The Papio WP-4 Project is a flood risk reduction and water storage structure – a dam – in the South Papillion Creek Basin Watershed near the city of Gretna. The structure is designed to control runoff from a 500-year rainfall event with the belief that there will be future urban development in the watershed. The proposed project is intended to provide benefits, which include protection of 40+ properties, nine structures, and environmental benefits to 48 acres. Those benefits include a water quality improvement, new riparian habitat, and recreational space for local and Omaha metro populations. This project is a long-term solution with an estimated use period of 50 years.

WHAT: Media Availability for official remarks, Q&A.

WHO: Speakers include:

Pete Ricketts, Governor, State of NebraskaAndrea Spillars, Administrator, FEMA Region 7Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Director, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)Kevyn Sopinski, Chairperson, Papio NRD Board of DirectorsDon Bacon, Congressman, Nebraska’s 2nd District

WHEN: 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. CT, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022.

 Note: Official remarks will begin at 8:00 a.m., followed by a Q&A session with FEMA, NEMA and Papio NRD.

WHERE: Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, 8901 S. 154th St. Omaha, NE, 68138

CONTACT: RSVP to FEMA Region 7 News Desk at 816-283-7095 or [email protected] by August 31.  

(Originally posted by HLNews)