Flood-control plan would affect homes

Many Eastside residents could be affected by the county's $145 million flood-control proposal.

The county's action plan calls for millions to go toward purchasing and removing homes in specific hazard areas, and elevating structures on properties that have experienced repeated flooding, among other things.

Here's a breakdown of how some of the money would be spent:

Raging River

• $10.6 million to purchase and remove homes at the Fall City levee to allow levee setback and to enhance habitat.

• $3.9 million to purchase and remove homes from the Alpine Mobile Home Park that are prone to high floods and erosion.

Sammamish River

• $947,000 to purchase or mitigate two properties on Issaquah Creek that have suffered from repeated flooding, and to investigate other potentially at-risk homes.

• $2.9 million to repair environmental damage to the Sammamish River bank.

Snoqualmie River

• $680,000 to elevate 10 flood-prone properties near the Lower Snoqualmie River and to determine other at-risk homes.

• $6.3 million to reduce flood risks caused by an incomplete levee system on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River.

• $4.3 million to rehabilitate the levee on the South Fork Snoqualmie River.

• $1.6 million to purchase homes and at-risk properties from failure of the Aldair levee.

• $1.6 million to purchase a farm that is at risk from bank erosion.

• $880,000 to realign Neal Road, which is closed because of bank failure.

Tolt River

• $1.6 million to purchase homes in the San Souci neighborhood, which is prone to floods and erosion.

• $5.5 million to set back the Tolt River Mile 1.1 levee to improve river flow and enhance habitat. This includes the purchase and removal of homes.

• $697,000 to set back the Tolt River levee at Highway 203 to improve river flow and enhance habitat.

For more information on the county's action plan, go to www.dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/flood/FHMP/document.htm.