Location |
Vulnerability |
Solution |
Cost |
Town wide |
Proximity to Meshamosic State Forest - Forest Fire |
Work with DEP and Fire Department to develop a Wildfire Plan |
$20,000 |
Town wide |
Hurricane force winds resulting in significant tree loss and road blockage |
Develop Debris Management Plan |
$25,000 |
Town wide |
95 roads in town provide the only way in or out to residential areas. Access to these areas may be cut off due to downed trees, washed out roads, traffic accidents or acts of terrorism. |
Purchase additional equipment to clear roads of downed trees, disabled vehicles, or unforeseen obstacles. i.e. chain saws, lifting gear (chains & winches), bulldozer, chipper, wheeled excavator with grapple, tub grinder. |
$900,000 |
Town wide |
Flooding |
Sand bag auger/filler, and sand bags |
$20,000 |
Town wide |
Fuel shortage for emergency vehicles caused by massive electrical power outage and road blockage due to hurricane or ice storm preventing tanker trucks from delivering fuel. |
Elevated, gravity fed 10,000 gallon diesel and gasoline tanks. |
$50,000 |
Pine Brook Road |
Undersized culvert (12' corrugated steel arch pipe) results in roadway flooding. This is the only access to 2 residences. |
Replace culvert with bridge and raise the elevation of the roadway. |
$705,000 |
North Main Street |
Triple culverts carrying Christopher Brook under North Main Street are undersized. |
Replace culverts with box culvert. |
$400,000 |
White Birch Road |
Bridge on White Birch Road is vulnerable to damage from flood events from Fawn Mill Brook and Loos Pond. |
Replace with new larger bridge. |
$500,000 |
Collie Brook Road |
Undersized culvert results in roadway flooding |
Replace with larger culvert |
$40,000 |
Route 151 |
Undersized 3' diameter culvert on Mine Brook results in roadway flooding |
Replace with larger box culvert |
$50,000 |
Wopowog Road |
Undersized 24" culvert on Elbow Brook results in roadway flooding and erosion of gravel surfaced road. |
Replace with 3' culvert. |
$10,000 |
Lake Drive |
Undersized culvert on Hale Brook results in roadway flooding. |
Replace with larger culvert. |
$25,000 |
13 Summit Street |
Pocotopaug Creek passes under the old factory building. At high flows the water flows around the building and into lower level windows flooding the lower floor of the building. |
Construct high level by-pass around the building and under Summit Street |
$75,000 |
