Charleston Reporter

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Mount Pleasant is coordinating with South Carolina Emergency Management Division to apply for hazard mitigation funding through the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program.  As part of the application process and in accordance with Executive Order 11988 and 44 CFR §9.12, public notice is hereby given for the Town of Mount Pleasant’s proposed project which contains actions in or affecting the floodplain and/or wetlands. The project will conform to applicable state and local floodplain protection standards.  Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions. 

Applicant:  The Town of Mount Pleasant 

Project Title:  Saltgrass Pointe Drainage Improvement 

Location of Proposed Work:  The proposed work will be in the Saltgrass Pointe 1 Basin in the Old Village neighborhood.  This basin drains 95 acres and serves 341 properties.   The total proposed construction area is estimated at 3.7 acres (163,181square feet) of right-of-way where either new stormwater infrastructure will be installed or existing infrastructure will be improved, retrofitted, or replaced.  

 Proposed Work and Purpose:   The Town seeks to mitigate frequent flooding in the historic Old Village community.  The proposed project is a stand-alone mitigation project that will reduce flood risk in the Saltgrass Pointe 1 Basin.  In addition to localized flooding from rain events, portions of the area are subject to coastal flooding.  The Town proposes to install critical stormwater infrastructure consisting of gray infrastructure and nature-based solutions in the Saltgrass Pointe 1 Basin which plays a major role in drainage for the entire Old Village watershed.  This is a phased project in which the initial scope of work will consist of performing studies, construction design, and permitting.  A conceptual design was developed for this project. Mitigating activities for the Saltgrass Pointe 1 Basin include the establishment of an improved system outfall to the marshes of the Intracoastal Waterway including the implementation of a tidal check valve; installation of 2,457 linear feet of pipe improvements/extensions, and 33 replaced/new structures (inlets, junction boxes, conflict structures, etc.).  The Town will incorporate nature-based solutions through the restoration and installation of additional nature-based solutions including the restoration of roadside grass swales which provide bioretention, positive drainage, conveyance of storm water and filtering to remove pollutants.  

Comment Period: The comment period is from January 23, 2023 through February 7, 2023. Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project.  Comments can be made in writing and addressed to Amanda Knight, 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 or by email to aknight@tompsc.com.  Comments are due by close of business on February 7, 2023 

Maps:  A map of the proposed project area is available for public inspection at 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 

Point of Contact: For additional information, please contact: Amanda Knight, Emergency Management and Resilience Officer at aknight@tompsc.com or 843-996-0030

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