Several areas within the Town of Calypso were flooded during Hurricane Florence. No portion of the town was located within the floodplain; therefore, the town concluded that flooding during Hurricane Florence and other major rain events was the result of inadequate stormwater infrastructure. Golden LEAF Disaster Recovery Grant Program funds were used to conduct a study to evaluate flooding and drainage issues and identify potential mitigation projects. The town will use the information from the study to inform future grant applications for state and federal disaster recovery programs. The town also considered implementing a stormwater fee to fund improvements.
