SEATTLE -- Repairs to the Marshland Levee commenced in mid August when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on a 350-foot segment along the Snohomish River damaged by a December 2023 flood event.
A section of the levee adjacent to the current project area was repaired in July 2023 under PL 84-99 funding, which authorizes the Corps of Engineers to repair or restore flood risk reduction works damaged by flooding.
This repair will restore the levee to its pre-damage level of protection. This segment protects over $100 million in property value.
“The levee rehabilitation team has a challenging schedule, but we want to restore the levee to its designed level of flood protection before the fall flood season,” said Daryl Downing, PL 84-99 levee rehab program manager. The $1,416,900 project is paid for under a cost-sharing agreement per PL 84-99, with the Corps paying for 80 % and the non-federal sponsor, Marshland Flood Control District, paying 20%.
The Corps of Engineers work in coordination with federal, tribal, state and local agencies. These include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Indian Nation, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Samish Indian Nation, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marshland Flood District and Snohomish County.
Seattle District’s Emergency Management section provides engineering services responding to national and natural disasters, minimizing damages and helping in recovery efforts. PL 84-99 enables the Corps of Engineers to assist tribal, state and local authorities in flood fight activities and cost share in flood protection structure repair. Private residents and businesses needing assistance should work through their local government entities.