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To prevent floods, need less concrete and more ‘sponges’

When MPO Executive Director Bill Austin met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board, he talked about building resiliency into the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Resiliency is creating infrastructure that lasts, but also creating infrastructure that can survive a changing environment that ...

Getting FEMA on board a first step, but can’t be the last

This past week, the Monongalia County Commission voted to declare a county-wide state of emergency in response to the July 29 floods. It’s a  critical decision, because a state of emergency must be in place for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to offer assistance. This is the ...

‘100-year’ floods don’t wait 99 years to come again

Torrential downpours Sunday, June 13 left buildings throughout Morgantown flooded, rivers and streams overflowing, and roads under water. People called it a “100-year flood.” Morgantown Utility Board spokesman Chris Dale said, “There is no doubt that this storm was of historical ...