Allocation of Supplemental Appropriation for Flood Damages In Reply Refer To: Mail Stop 415 MEMORANDUM July 18, 1997 To: District Chiefs From: Thomas H. Yorke Chief, Office of Surface Water Subject: Allocation of Supplemental Appropriation for Flood Damages Congress has appropriated an additional $4.65 million to the U.S. Geological Survey as part of the Disaster Relief Act of 1997. The appropriation is to remain available until September 30, 1998, to repair or replace damaged equipment and facilities caused by floods and other natural disasters. All of the appropriation is being allocated to Districts for recovery of flood damages and related personnel costs as indicated in the attached table except for $40,000 that will be allocated to the Geologic Division. Although the appropriated funds are available through the end of fiscal year 1998, Districts are encouraged to restore service and upgrade installations as soon as possible. The District Administrative Officers have received guidance from Kelly Bradley (email dated July 15, 1997) concerning financial tracking and reporting. In addition to the required financial reports, I am requesting that each District provide a summary of the repairs done at monitoring stations. I am particularly interested in learning if gaging stations have been flood-hardened or additional capability added, such as installing shelters at a higher elevation or installing redundant telemetry. Please include the station number, station name, type of repairs, and type of equipment repaired or replaced. I am requesting that a preliminary report of repairs done by September 30, 1997, be sent to me via email by October 31, 1997. A final report for all repairs to monitoring stations accomplished with the supplemental appropriation should be sent by October 15, 1998. cc: OSW Files, MS-415 Table 1.--1997 Supplemental Appropriation ---------------------------------------------- | District | Request | Allocation | ============================================== | Arkansas | 45,000 | 20,000 | ---------------------------------------------- | California | 825,500 | 509,200 | ---------------------------------------------- | Colorado | 31,000 | 24,000 | ---------------------------------------------- | Idaho | 67,480 | 31,400 | ---------------------------------------------- | Illinois | 203,482 | 43,200 | ---------------------------------------------- | Iowa | 3,000 | 3,000 | ---------------------------------------------- | Indiana | 17,000 | 0 | ---------------------------------------------- | Kentucky | 272,270 | 159,300 | ---------------------------------------------- | Louisiana | 192,980 | 131,200 | ---------------------------------------------- | Maine | 7,000 | 0 | ---------------------------------------------- | Michigan | 11,500 | 5,500 | ---------------------------------------------- | Minnesota | 780,300 | 497,500 | ---------------------------------------------- | Montana | 497,150 | 353,400 | ---------------------------------------------- | Nevada | 987,800 | 609,900 | ---------------------------------------------- | North Dakota | 1,637,800 | 1,185,000 | ---------------------------------------------- | Ohio | 117,774 | 60,100 | ---------------------------------------------- | Oregon | 218,930 | 117,300 | ---------------------------------------------- | South Dakota | 916,900 | 567,600 | ---------------------------------------------- | Tennessee | 11,000 | 9,600 | ---------------------------------------------- | Texas | 104,350 | 69,700 | ---------------------------------------------- | Washington | 146,400 | 117,700 | ---------------------------------------------- | Washington-CVO | 2,100 | 2,100 | ---------------------------------------------- | West Virginia | 92,550 | 71,500 | ---------------------------------------------- | Wyoming | 50,450 | 21,800 | ---------------------------------------------- | TOTAL | 7,239,716 | 4,610,000 | ----------------------------------------------