August 5 - 9, 2013

$1,227,138 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the City of Dubuque, Iowa, to fund the rehabilitation and rebuilding of Dubuque’s deteriorated, century-old, flood-damaged sewer and water systems and restoration of Bee Branch Creek, a long-buried tributary of the Mississippi River. Rebuilding this critical water and sewer infrastructure and restoring the flood plain is critical to the management of flood waters in the city’s central commercial area, and will serve as a catalyst for boosting economic growth, job creation, and private investment in the region. This investment is part of a $10,226,150 project that the grantee estimates will save 106 jobs.