100 year flood Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/100-year-flood/ Morgantown Area News Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:06:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png 100 year flood Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/100-year-flood/ 32 32 To prevent floods, need less concrete and more ‘sponges’ https://www.dominionpost.com/to-prevent-floods-need-less-concrete-and-more-sponges/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=203946 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 […]

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]]> Getting FEMA on board a first step, but can’t be the last https://www.dominionpost.com/getting-fema-on-board-a-first-step-but-cant-be-the-last/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=203224 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 […]

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]]> ‘100-year’ floods don’t wait 99 years to come again https://www.dominionpost.com/100-year-floods-dont-wait-99-years-to-come-again/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=199083 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 […]

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