Corps officials reveal plan to reduce flood threat in Omaha

OMAHA - The Army Corps of Engineers is considering property buyouts, two new dams and a flood wall as options to reduce the flood threat in Omaha.

The Corps conducted a joint study with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District on quelling the flood threat and presented its findings at a public meeting Tuesday.

The study focused on the flood threat in the Papillion Creek watershed, which includes significant portions of Douglas, Washington and Sarpy Counties.

The meeting drew more than 60 rural residents whose taxes may fund the urban development. Some taxpayers say their taxes will be diverted to fix problems created by what they see as lax control of flood plain development.

Corps project manager Tiffany Vanosdall said a draft recommendation and proposed costs will be released this fall.