From: "Saved by Windows Internet Explorer 8" Subject: Funding dries up for flooding study - Herald News Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:55:04 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01CBD4C9.B17E71C0" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7600.16543 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01CBD4C9.B17E71C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/3973921-418/funding-dries-up-for-flooding-study.html =EF=BB=BF F= unding dries up for flooding study - Herald News

Funding dries up for flooding study

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PLAINFIELD =E2=80=94 Plainfield Township officials = report efforts are=20 continuing to study DuPage River flooding.

=E2=80=9CPlainfield Township is continuing its = efforts to have a=20 comprehensive study of the DuPage River conducted,=E2=80=9D Township = Supervisor John=20 Argoudelis noted.

Argoudelis said U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Clarendon = Hills,=20 has been supportive of township efforts. However, federal funding for = such=20 projects has been under a moratorium.

On Feb. 17, the Will County Board passed a = resolution listing=20 the DuPage River study as one of its top federal legislative agenda = items.

The DuPage River on the western edge of Will County = that has=20 an outdated flood study.

The river and associated watershed drains roughly = 113 square=20 miles.

Numerous private property owners in this watershed = have=20 complained that flooding occurs more often, more quickly, and with more = severity=20 than in previous years.

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