Develop final designs and secure permits to mitigate flood impacts through the development of a floodplain bench on Buffalo Creek while providing much needed streambank habitat. Project will result in a shovel ready project that will have significant impact on the community, potentially reducing floods by up to 2.2 feet during a 100-year flood event.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Developing Final Designs for Buffalo Creek Floodplain Reconnection in the Town of West Seneca (NY)
Organization:
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, Inc.
Project ID:
0318.24.080641
Description:
Award Amount:
$516182.59
Location:
This project is located on Buffalo Creek in the Town of West Seneca just upstream of where Buffalo Creek joins with Cayuga Creek to form the Buffalo River. The Town of West Seneca is a first ring suburb of Buffalo, NY having a population of 45,000 individuals within a 21 square mile footprint.