$6 million is on the way from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to address erosion that threatens the Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Sheboygan. The funding is part of the more than $137 million that FEMA announced on Friday for more than 50 projects nationwide, and is the final installment of a $7.8 million total grant.
With the money, the City ofSheboygan will construct a retaining wall along the Lake Michigan shoreline to prevent further erosion and make improvements to mitigate the possibility of a wastewater treatment plant shutdown. In addition to constructing an access road for maintenance, manholes serving the treatment plant will be raised and armored to keep the infrastructure functioning when threatened by severe storms, ice hazards and flooding.
The flood mitigation project will increase resilience along the Lake Michigan shoreline and protect wastewater infrastructure that serves nearly 50,000 residents.
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