GEI to Assist with FEMA Process

Springfield, MA - GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the nation’s leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms has been selected by the city of Springfield to perform Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Levee Accreditation engineering studies. The study focuses on the adequacy and condition of existing flood protection systems along the Connecticut River.

The Springfield levee system has been granted Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) status by FEMA because FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers believe the system provides flood protection against a design flood event with 1% annual chance of being exceeded.

Under the PAL agreement, the municipality must provide the required documentation to demonstrate that level of flood protection. GEI Consultants has been selected to collect the necessary data, perform the evaluations and provide a comprehensive plan for achieving compliance with FEMA regulations.