Flood Supplemental In Reply Refer To: Mail Stop 415 MEMORANDUM June 9, 1998 To: District Chiefs From: Thomas H. Yorke Chief, Office of Surface Water Subject: Allocation of 1998 Supplemental Appropriation for Flood Damages Congress has appropriated an additional $742,600 to the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, as part of the Disaster Relief Act of 1998. The appropriation is to remain available until September 30, 1999, 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. Although the appropriated funds are available through the end of fiscal year 1999, Districts are encouraged to repair and upgrade installations as soon as possible. The District Administrative Officers will receive guidance from Kelly Bradley 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, 1998. A final report for all repairs to monitoring stations accomplished with the supplemental appropriation should be sent by October 15, 1999. This also is a reminder to Districts that received supplemental appropriations in 1997, that their final reports on repairs to monitoring stations are due by October 15, 1998. Table 1.--1998 Supplemental Appropriation DISTRICT REQUESTED FUNDS ALLOCATION DAMAGES EXPENSES Alabama 40100 54000 44700 Alaska 8300 8300 California 355000 399000 388400 Caribbean 0 9000 700 Florida-Tlh 18300 22900 20200 Florida-Orl 2500 4200 2800 Florida-Tmp 14300 4000 14600 Florida-Mia 1200 1200 Georgia 37400 3000 37700 Hawaii 81100 81200 Louisiana 5000 15000 6200 Mass/RI 17300 2100 17500 Michigan 2800 7000 3400 Mississippi 0 30000 2500 North Carolina 21000 5100 21400 NH/VT 8400 0 8400 New Jersey 0 2600 200 Nevada 2500 8500 3200 New York 38600 9700 39500 South Carolina 39000 3500 39300 Virginia 15000 1200 Total 692800 594600 742600 U | S Thomas H. Yorke 703-648-5303 - ---|--- Chief, Office of Surface Water FAX 703-648-5295 G | S U. S. Geological Survey thyorke@usgs.gov 415 National Center Reston, VA 20192 ------- End of Forwarded Message