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FROGGY BOTTOM ACTION PLANOCTOBER 25, 2000 |
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FROGGY BOTTOM ACTION PLANOCTOBER 25, 2000 |
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Prepared by
Tom Malmay
Ouachita Civil Defense Agency
II. Project Partners
III. Action Plan
A. Repetitive Flooding
B. Potable Water Disruption
IV. References
V. Area Map
I. Executive Summary
The Froggy Bottom community is located in eastern Ouachita Parish on Stubbs-McCormick Rd. The community is situated in a special flood hazard area and is inundated or threatened annually. The community was evacuated in the winter of 1999 and the spring of 2000 due to flooding.
Due to a combination of drought conditions and agricultural interest in the area the aquifer dropped below the depth of homeowner water wells in the community. In July 2000, a state of emergency was declared in order to receive state assistance. The Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness provided a Louisiana National Guard 5,000 gallon water tanker. The state of emergency and assistance request is reviewed and updated every 30 days.
The purpose of this document is to summarize actions taken and plans to address repetitive flooding and potable water disruption in this community.
II. Project Partners
The following agencies, organizations and entities are partners in the preparation, response, recovery and mitigation efforts in the Froggy Bottom Community.
City of Monroe
Ouachita
Parish Police Jury
Louisiana
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Ouachita
Civil Defense Agency
American Red
Cross
Louisiana
National Guard 528th
Greater Ouachita Water
Department of
Health and Hospitals
Department of
Environmental Quality
LSU
Agriculture Extension Service
US Geological
Survey
Burk-Kleinpeter,
Inc.
Froggy Bottom
Citizens
Federal
Emergency Management Agency
United Way
Civil Air
Patrol
West Monroe
Public Works
Monroe Water
Treatment Plant
Ouachita
Parish Animal Control
Ouachita
Parish Fire Dept.
Ouachita
Parish Sheriff’s Office
Ouachita
Parish Public Works
III. Froggy Bottom Action Plan
A. Repetitive Flooding
There is a total of 11 homes targeted for removal from the special flood hazard area.
1. The first 5 homes will be bought out by the last day of December 2000.
2. The remaining 6 families will be
relocated to an area off Stubbs-
McCormick out of the special flood hazard area by the middle of April
2001.
3. The execution of the
buyout and relocation is being managed by Burk-
Kleinpeter, Inc under the direction of the Ouachita Parish Police
Jury.
B. Potable Water Disruption
There are approximately 14 families in and around the Froggy Bottom community being impacted by the low aquifer.
1. The local state of emergency will be reviewed and updated every 30 days to support our request for the Louisiana National Guard 5,000 gallon water tanker. The review will be conducted by Ouachita Civil Defense Agency.
2. In conjunction with our state partners (LNG and LOEP) we will work to keep the water tanker on site until the middle of April 2001. Due to the military mission of the LNG, the tanker may be withdrawn with short notice. Should this occur, the American Red Cross will be requested to assist with potable water.
3. The LNG 528th will implement a winter weather program for the water tanker on site.
4. The City of Monroe, Ouachita Parish Police Jury, and Greater Ouachita Water have agreed in principle to a plan to provide water to eastern Ouachita Parish. The plan includes running water lines to the relocated homes along Stubbs-McCormick Rd.
5. Homes not targeted by the acquisition or relocation project but impacted by the low aquifer may access water lines being supplied to the relocated homes along Stubbs-McCormick Rd.
6. The emergency declaration will be rescinded by the Ouachita Parish Police Jury President per the local emergency operation plan
IV. References
A. Ouachita Parish Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan
B. Flood Risk Insurance Maps
C. USGS Agricultural Gage Data Files
D. Ouachita Civil Defense Agency Aquifer GIS Files
