Virginia will award $726,000 in grants to support 57 dam safety and flood protection activities around the state.

Paradise Lake in Appomattox County will receive grants for three projects to include $9,250 for Dam Break Inundation Zone Analysis, Mapping, and Digitization, $3,250 for Emergency Plan Development (EAP Emergency Action Plan or EPP Emergency Preparedness Plan), and $1,100 for Professional Engineer Inspection.

Grants are provided through the Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund. The fund was established to provide 50/50 matching grants to both public and private dam owners whose dams are under state regulation and to local communities to improve strategies for flood prevention and protection.

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