Residents are invited to participate in a Flood and Stormwater Questionnaire to help shape the Town of North Attleborough’s watershed design plan. The survey can be accessed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NAFloodStudy.
Residents and business owners who have experienced flood damage are invited to complete the questionnaire-style survey and provide detailed information about the flooding at their specific location. Those who fill out the survey will also have the option to submit photos and videos of flood damage they’ve experienced.
Residents and business owners can also request a paper copy of the survey and submit photos and videos by emailing info@nafloodstudy.com instead of completing the online survey. Project staff will also deliver survey information via door hanger brochures in selected areas throughout town.
Data collected from the survey will be used to evaluate potential flood mitigation solutions as part of a FEMA grant-funded watershed study currently underway for the area along the Ten Mile River, between Whiting’s Pond and Falls Pond, where flooding occurred in September 2023. To view a map of the study area, visit https://tinyurl.com/22n52uka.
Community members can also visit https://tinyurl.com/y87fh4z7. for project updates and information about the current watershed study.
In 2022, the town was awarded a FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant to revisit the findings and recommendations of previous assessments and reports and develop an updated, long-term plan of improvements to reduce the severity and frequency of flood damage along portions of the Ten Mile River and adapt to the changing climate.
The town and BETA Group are evaluating alternative solutions throughout the watershed to determine a prioritized list of short- and long-term improvements that will collectively and incrementally reduce flooding in the project area. Taking a watershed-scale approach to developing flood mitigation solutions will result in a more holistic and diverse set of interventions for the town to pursue to reduce flood risk and build resiliency to the impacts of climate change.
The project is also an opportunity to engage residents and businesses about mitigating flood risk and enhancing climate preparedness and resilience. Furthermore, recommendations may support the implementation of Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) and system(s) maintenance practices to facilitate improvements to stormwater runoff water quality, helping the town meet current and future EPA MS4 requirements and water quality goals for the Ten Mile River.
