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Green River Levee Improvement Program

Project Description:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) de-certified all levees along the Green River in Kent. GR Levee This has resulted in many property owners being required to purchase costly flood insurance. This project includes inspecting, rebuilding and improving all Green River levees as needed to protect the Kent valley from flooding. Standards varied widely when these levees were being constructed, generally during the 1930s and 1940s. The levees have protected the valley very well, and will continue to do so. However, FEMA will not accredit the levees until we provide data showing they are sound. The City's Levee Improvement Program includes:

Conducting geotechnical inspections of all levees to identify areas needing repair
Rebuilding any weak or substandard sections
Removing large trees and roots that could cause damage to the levees
Removing ivies and other ground covers that can prevent routine inspections
Certifying the improved levees, and submitting applications to FEMA so properties are removed from the Kent valley floodplains

See a map of the Green River levee segments (PDF, 2MB).

Timeline of Events:

Horseshoe Bend Levee (multiple projects) - FEMA submittal in 2010 and phased construction from 2010 to 2012
Hawley Road Levee - FEMA submittal in 2010 and construction in early 2013

SR 516 to 231st Way Levee - FEMA submittal in Fall 2011 and construction in 2013
Boeing Levee - FEMA submittal in Fall 2011 and complete construction in summer 2013

Russell Road Lower and Lowest Levees - FEMA submittal in Fall 2011 and construction date to be determined
Briscoe/Desimone Levee - FEMA submittal in Fall 2011 and construction date to be determined

Estimated Construction Cost:

Approximately $60 to $80 million

Project Engineers:

Mark Madfai (Horseshoe Bend and Russell Road Levees)
(253) 856-5521
mmadfai@kentwa.gov

Kelly Casteel (Hawley Road Levee)
(253) 856-5561
kcasteel@kentwa.gov

Beth Tan (SR 516 to 231st Way Levee)
(253) 856-5552
btan@kentwa.gov

Toby Hallock (Boeing Levee)
(253) 856-5536
thallock@kentwa.gov

Ken Langholz (Briscoe/Desimone Levee)
(253) 856-5516
klangholz@kentwa.gov

Contractor:

For information on contractors, click on the individual levee projects listed above.

Construction Inspector:

For information on construction inspectors, click on the individual levee projects listed above.

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