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MEADOWBROOK & HIAWATHA GOLF COURSES Flood Disaster Recovery Project January 13, 2015
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MEADOWBROOK & HIAWATHA GOLF COURSES
Flood Disaster Recovery Project January 13, 2015
May 2014 It started raining
June 19, 2014 4.16 inch rainfall - closes golf courses
June 2014 11.36 inches is 2nd wettest June since 1874
June 2014 Federal Government/FEMA on site
July 21, 2014 Federal disaster declaration
July 2, 2014 Floodwaters receded from Hiawatha
September 3, 2014 Flood waters receded from Meadowbrook
September 29, 2014 Preliminary Storm Damage Assessment
October 17, 2014 Final report & estimates submitted to FEMA
November 13, 2014 FEMA submits draft funding report
-------- FEMA final report & funding approval
History
Working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)
• Levee breach
• 64 acres of dead turf
• 4 Greens (6,14,15 & 17)
• 75 Drowned trees
• Submerged irrigation
• Cart paths washed out
• $2.02 million
Meadowbrook Flood Damage
Meadowbrook Flood Damage
No.6 Fairway & Green
No.7 Bridge crossing
Silt and debris
No.8 Green
No.15 Green
No.15 Green
Flooded irrigation satellites
• Levee breach
• 47 acres of dead turf
• 2 flooded greens (10 & 17)
• 23 drowned trees
• Submerged irrigation
• Cart paths washed out
• $1.49 million
Hiawatha Flood Damage
Hiawatha Flood Damage
No.17 Green
No.10 Green
No.11 Tee
No.13 Fairway
Dead trees
No. 2 Fairway
No. 9 Fairway
No. 13 Fairway
A Disaster & An Opportunity - Three Options
a.) Just fix the FEMA funded damage b.) Repair the damage & address flooding, drainage and some irrigation c.) Renovate the courses – drainage, flooding, bunkers, tees, cart paths & clubhouse upgrades
