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Stream cleaning bills could be key to flood prevention

The Danville News 13 Feb 2026
In August 2024, nearly every county in our region was impacted by severe flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. Towns were evacuated and residents had to be rescued as flood waters engulfed homes, farms and roads.
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Flood prevention work underway on Merton Meadow development

BBC News 12 Feb 2026
The £2m scheme will use natural flood management techniques to protect the area, the council says. .
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Stream cleaning bills could be key to flood prevention: Opinion column by Sen. Gene Yaw ...

Potter Leader-Enterprise 12 Feb 2026
In August 2024, nearly every county in our region was impacted by severe flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. Towns were evacuated and residents had to be rescued as flood waters engulfed homes, farms and roads.
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Flood Prevention Becomes Priority for Jati Padang Village Musrenbang

Berita Jakarta 05 Feb 2026
Flood and inundation prevention is a priority proposal in the Development Planning Forum (Musrenbang) of Jati Padang Urban Village, Pasar Minggu District, South Jakarta.
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Stream Cleaning Bills Could Be the Key to Flood Prevention (Gene Yaw)

Public Technologies 05 Feb 2026
In August 2024, nearly every county in our region was impacted by severe flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. Towns were evacuated and residents had to be rescued as flood waters engulfed homes, farms and roads.
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Ireland needs a better strategy than ‘hope’ when it comes to flood prevention

The Irish Times 30 Jan 2026
A few months after Carroll responded to the floods in 1986, the Dublin city manager, Frank Feely, wrote to the government ... Flood risk assessment simply did not arise.” ... [ Storm Chandra flooding ... Flooding events are now an annual occurrence.
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Renewed calls for flood prevention scheme in Enniscorthy following Storm Chandra

RTE 27 Jan 2026
Locals in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford have renewed their calls for the immediate introduction of a long-awaited flood prevention scheme following Storm Chandra ... and businesses flooding again in the future.
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Team gives flood prevention advice to residents in Somerset

BBC News 26 Jan 2026
"There's not a lot we can do about the major flooding, and particularly the rising sea levels, but we can help people like Catherine to prevent water coming into their houses, or their gardens, if we can.".
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City of Reno to begin flood-prevention project along Truckee River

Reno Gazette Journal 23 Jan 2026
26 to stabilize the berm and sidewalk along the Truckee River and protect from flooding. This project is the first phase of planned flood-protection improvements along the river.
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Morrisey calls for tax cuts, flood prevention, but no plan for W.Va.’s skyrocketing power bills

Cumberland Times News 16 Jan 2026
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey Wednesday delivered the 2026 State of the State address, doubling down on his request for an income tax cut and asking the Legislature to fund flood prevention ... .
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Designs for flood prevention scheme in Guildford to go on show

BBC News 12 Jan 2026
The Environment Agency says the scheme also aims to enhance the riverside environment in Guildford. .
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This week in the archives: Dog tags, flood prevention program, staffing bolstered for Y2K

Watauga Democrat 29 Dec 2025
Editor’s note. This article features news and photos from past editions of the Watauga Democrat ... .
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