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Town Halls to Discuss Impact of Stormwater Runoff on Local Communities Set for Wednesday and Thursday

Watershed Consulting is inviting the community to participate in a series of virtual town hall meetings being held territory-wide to provide individuals and businesses an opportunity to weigh in on discussions regarding the impact of stormwater runoff and flooding on local communities. Town hall schedule: St. Croix - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 11am-12pm Business community, register here.  Residential Community, register here. St. Thomas - Thursday, April 8, 2021 11am -12pm Business community, register here. Residential community, register here. The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) has obtained funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to assess eight high priority watersheds of concern. On St. Thomas, the specific watersheds that we will be looking at include the Bolongo, Charlotte Amalie and the Airport watersheds, according to the release. On St. Croix, these include the Salt River Bay, Hovens...