Amount requested:  $10,000,000
The funding for this project will reduce the risk of flooding by constructing 22 miles of levees and floodwalls along the Little Calumet River.  Other project components include the installation of a control structure at Hart Ditch, building almost 17 miles of hiking trails, and preserving over 550 acres of wetlands.  The project will protect more than 9,500 homes and businesses in Gary, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, and Munster, preventing nearly $11 million in average annual flood damages. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission includes flood damage reduction and this project is federally authorized pursuant to Section 401 of Public Law 99-662, modified by Section 127 of Public Law 109-103.
Recipient Address:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Chicago District, 111 North Canal Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606