Flooding

“I’ve heard that 20-something years, so seeing is believing,” one resident said.

Farmers along the Missouri River won a mass action federal lawsuit last December against the Army Corps of Engineers for land damages they say are...

Community participation is a major element of the nearly $1 million grant.

“I show up. I work. I do whatever needs to be done,” said state Sen. Christopher Belt, D-Centreville, of his role at Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water and Sewer District.

“The persistent flooding and sewage residents have experienced are entirely unacceptable, especially in a pandemic when home has never been more sacred,” the governor said.

Centreville, Alorton and Cahokia have applied for a $22 million federal grant that local leaders believe would fix failed sewage systems in those communities. “I would like to see it happen, but, believe me, I won’t hold my breath,” one resident said.

The STORM Act, signed into law on Jan. 1 by then-President Donald Trump, authorizes FEMA to provide $200 million for a Resilience Revolving Loan fund and allows states to offer low-interest loans to counties and cities for disaster mitigation projects.

A new Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grant could help fix some of the chronic flooding issues plaguing Centreville for years.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.Flooded homes and backed-up sewers during heavy rain have been a…

More than 280,000 properties in Missouri are at risk of flood damage, according to a nationwide study of flood zones.That's nearly twice the number…