USACE, Hamburg ink Section 1176 project agreement February 11, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
The USACE Omaha District and the City of Hamburg, Iowa, have signed the Section 1176 project agreement that will allow for raising the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee eight feet, significantly increasing the flood risk management benefits the levee provides to the city.
This significant achievement comes after the Omaha District, city of Hamburg, and other stakeholders have worked diligently with Headquarters USACE and Northwestern Division to implement the Section 1176 Authority from the 2020 Water Resources Development Act.
According to USACE, this is the first project across the nation to utilize the Section 1176 authority to raise the height of a federal levee system.