The federal government said Thursday that will spend about $420 million — including over $69 million in Georgia — to repair dams and develop flood control projects in dozens of states, marking the latest infusion of cash from a federal infrastructure law.
The projects include improvements to several high-hazard dams in poor condition that could jeopardize lives if they were to fail. The money is flowing through two watershed programs run by the Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The largest allotment of nearly $96 million will go to Arkansas for 19 flood control projects, including several in impoverished areas that have seen significant flooding over the past five years.
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