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<br />I <br />I I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />Ii <br />t <br />I <br />t <br />I <br />I' <br />t <br />, <br />I <br />II <br /> <br />SECTION ONE <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />portion of the basin and less than a 100-year flood event in the lower portion of the basin. <br />Damage from the 1997 flood was estimated at $19 million "ithin Logan County (ICON 1998). <br />Floodwaters damaged approximately 13,700 acres of agricultural land, approximately 1,400 <br />residences, and more than 200 businesses. Damage to roads. bridges, and highways alone was in <br />excess of $1 ,000,000 (ICON 1998). <br /> <br />1.3 PURPOSE AND NEED <br /> <br />The purpose ofFEMA's HMGP (Section 404) is to substantially reduce the risk of future <br />damage, hardship, loss and/or suffering in an area affected by a major natural disaster by <br />providing communities with cost-share funds to reduce future losses. <br /> <br />Based on the flooding frequency and damage caused when flooding occurs. Sterling and Logan <br />County have identified the need to reduce the potential for flooding oflower Pawnee Creek. <br /> <br />1-2 <br />