HAMPTON, Va. — A feasibility study to address the impacts of flood threats on the Virginia Peninsula is getting $3 million in federal funds.
The money will be used to conduct the Peninsula Regional Flood Risk Management study for the City of Hampton and the surrounding region, according to a news release from U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott.
The study, which will be handled by the Army Corps of Engineers, will look at flood threats, such as sea level rise, storm surge and rainfall events, and then develop mitigation solutions aimed at reducing the flood risk.
“Rising sea levels threaten lives and livelihoods, and in no place has that been more evident than this region, which has experienced record flooding in recent years,” Warner, Kaine and Scott wrote in the release.
“We’re glad to see this crucial funding finally head to the region in order to develop a comprehensive resilience plan for all of Hampton Roads.”
A spokesperson for Sen. Warner's office said the money was secured from leftover FY19 Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act funds.
The City of Hampton is the nonfederal sponsor of the study.
