Page 15 - Nov/Dec Vol34 No5
P. 15
will help TNECD implement their “Rural industrial facilities. tion of existing wastewater infrastructure,
by Nature” initiative. The initiative identi- • Dyersburg Wastewater System Reha- will reduce flood risk and increase com-
fies 10 projects in Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale bilitation (Dyer County): This project munity amenities.
and Madison counties, including projects will repair the gravity sewer lines and • Forked Deer River Floodplain and Wa-
to restore waterways and floodplains, manholes in the area impacted by the 2011 terway Restoration (Madison County)
rehabilitate wastewater systems, and create flood event. This area of the City, known as This project will create or restore approxi-
tourism, recreation, and green spaces. The “South Town,” is critical to the infrastruc- mately 1,000 acres of natural floodplain
identified projects are in areas where flood- ture in Dyersburg, because 90 percent of to mitigate flooding in the Middle Fork
ing occurred in 2011 when the Mississippi all sewers in Dyersburg must pass through Forked Deer River watershed. Additionally,
and Obion Rivers crested. The projects will this basin before entering the WWTP. it will incorporate bike and hiking trails,
mitigate effects of future disasters, precisely • Henning Wastewater System Rehabilita- boardwalks, waterfowl and wildlife view-
what resiliency planning is all about. tion (Lauderdale County): The project will ing areas, educational kiosks, easy access
rehabilitate the wastewater lagoon levee fishing piers, canoe access and restroom
TNECD’s grant package was one of only system to protect from overflow during facilities.
13 winning applications out of 67 submit- heavy rain events, reducing environmental • Jackson Flood Control (Madison
ted. The consulting firm Stantec worked degradation of the Hatchie River. County): Flooding is prevalent in urban
with TNECD’s Deputy Assistant Commis- • Mississippi River Levee Pump Installa- parts of Jackson. Large unsightly drainage
sioner for Rural Development, Brooxie tion (Lake County): Tiptonville floods dur- areas will be converted to storm water
Carlton, and Kent Archer, TNECD’s CDBG ing times of heavy rains. The community detention and infiltration basins that
Director, on the submissions. The projects has been borrowing portable pumps each mimic the function of attractive “rain
below will affect communities that have time the town floods, which is frequently. gardens,” virtually eliminating localized
large populations of low and moderate This project will install a permanent pump flooding along these streams.
income families. Projects funded include: system to prevent flooding in the area, • Cold Creek Chute Restoration (Lau-
• Jackson Wastewater System Improve- protecting at least 21 homes, crop lands, derdale County): This project will restore
ments (Madison County): This project and downtown Tiptonville. the Cold Creek Chute spillway to decrease
includes wastewater system improvements • Dyersburg Wetland Creation & Recre- flooding and increase wildlife habitat,
and the addition of water and sanitary ation Facilities (Dyer County): The City restoration fishing and recreation oppor-
sewer redundancy to South Jackson. Cur- is targeting the LMI population in the area tunities.
rently the only service lines are located on of South Town affected by the flood waters • Mississippi River Corridor Overlook
a bridge that crosses the Forked Deer River in 2011. Creation of wetlands and recre- (Lauderdale County): This project
where a failure would affect over 9,000 ation space, combined with the rehabilita-
customers including much of the county’s Continued on page 17
View online at tnpublicworks.com 15
