WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The federal government has allocated nearly $3 million to a wetland park that’s intended to relieve flooding in a low-income Delaware neighborhood.
The News Journal reports that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Wilmington the funds for the South Wilmington Wetlands Project this week.
The project is planned for 14 acres (5.7 hectares) of contaminated, drained wetland and is designed to protect the low-lying Southbridge neighborhood, which has long experienced flooding during heavy rains and high tides. The project would allow the water to wash into the wetland instead of the neighborhood.
The federal funds will be put toward constructing the wetland’s water channels, connecting them to the river and creating habitats for aquatic life.
Total costs are projected at $26.5 million.
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Information from: The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., http://www.delawareonline.com
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