City of Conway lets nature take the lead to address flooding issue
Conway embarks on flood control project By Zach Wilcox | December 23, 2020 at 10:25 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 10:25 PM
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - The City of Conway is working on a way to cut down on flooding in future hurricane seasons.
The city council approved a project to build a Carolina Bay in one frequently-flooded area.
Carolina Bays are naturally-made, perfectly round or slightly egg-shaped depressions in this area of the country that naturally control flooding around them.
The city is embarking on a project to make, as far as they know, the first man-made Carolina Bay, with the hope that nature will do its part to control flooding.