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    The Bee Branch Creek Watershed has experienced significant flooding from stormwater during heavy rain events, including six Presidential Disaster Declarations since 1999.

    Flood ProjectHealthy Homes

Dubuque/Bee Branch Creek

The Bee Branch Creek Watershed has experienced significant flooding from stormwater during heavy rain events, including six Presidential Disaster Declarations since 1999. Many homeowners have experienced flooding on such a regular basis that they have fallen behind on repairs, suffer from chronic mold and mildew problems, and live with residual structural issues. The Bee Branch Healthy Homes Resiliency Program (BBHHRP) will provide support and resources for residential properties to make repairs and implement onsite stormwater management principles. The BBHHRP will improve housing conditions and make homes more resilient to future flooding.

In addition to the BBHHRP, the Bee Branch Watershed will also include infrastructure improvements in the watershed that will help to mitigate flood damage including storm sewer capacity improvements and tunneling culverts through a railroad right-of-way to complete the restoration of the Bee Branch Creek.

Snapshot of the Bee Branch Healthy Homes Program and how it is increasing flood resilience for many Dubuque residents

Details

Grant Award: $31,527,665

Project Lead: City of Dubuque

Project Coordinators

  • Sharon Gaul
  • bbhh@cityofdubuque.org
  • (563) 690-6168
  • Kristin Hill
  • beebranch@cityofdubuque.org
  • (563) 690-6068

Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project

Bee Branch Healthy Homes Resiliency Program

Bee Branch In the News

March 10, 2022

Virtual Field Day: Bee Branch Creek Watershed

November 12, 2018

UI experts, Dubuque officials improve city’s flood resilience one home at a time

Image of Bee Branch Creek restored and with flood mitigation features
June 1, 2017

Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project

September 2, 2016

Dubuque’s Work on Flood Mitigation Commendable

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Resources

IWA In the News

  • IWA’s Legacy from Project Lead, Larry Weber
  • Predicting Iowa’s Next Big Storm
  • Iowa’s Watershed Approach provides a model for tackling big challenges on the Mississippi River.
  • $97 million goes towards flood resilience across Iowa
  • $97 million statewide flood-reduction initiative

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