Dearborn received $8.1 Million to reduce flooding.

The City of Dearborn was awarded the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this month. It will aid in reducing the risk of repetitive flooding and to modernize the city’s sewer system.

In recent years, thousands of homes in Dearborn have dealt with flooding.

What are the plans for the money?

• Installing approximately 6,200 feet of new storm sewers to increase capacity and move stormwater more efficiently away from homes
• Adding grade protection and new flap gate structures to manage large flows during heavy rains and cut down on the basement backups that have become common

The funding will help address neighborhood flooding, specifically in east Dearborn between Chase Rd. and Greenfield Ave.

This is the second phase of an $8.4 million total grant through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

FEMA is covering 90% of the costs, while the City of Dearborn covers the remaining 10%. FEMA is also providing more than $149,000 to assist in managing the second phase of this grant.