CHARLESTON — An appeal for federal disaster funding for cleanup of the May 6 flooding of the Fourpole Creek watershed in Cabell and Wayne counties was denied last month.
Flooding in West Virginia is expected to only get worse in the future, according to Nicolas Zegre, WVU associate professor of Forest Hydrology. That was his message to the members of the Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding during Sunday’s interim meetings.
HUNTINGTON — Huntington and Cabell County leaders have been meeting to find solutions to flooding issues plaguing those who live along the Fourpole Creek watershed.
Legislators proposed a new program with the West Virginia Department of Environment Protection to assist with flooding related demolition around the state.
With flash flooding seemingly on the rise throughout West Virginia, Randy Yohe spoke with committee member Sen. Stephen Baldwin. The Democrat and Senate Minority Leader from Greenbrier County has been at the forefront of meeting the challenges of flood prevention.