Hochul: $21M to go to flood protection projects in Southern Tier
UPDATED 6:36 PM ET Jul. 10, 2025
About $21 million will go to support flood protection projects throughout the Southern Tier, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Thursday.
The projects address stormwater management and resilient infrastructure projects in communities including Binghamton, Elmira, Olean and Whitney Point with the goal to safeguard from extreme weather and the costly expenses of rebuilding after a flood. These flood control structures were originally constructed to specifically address flooding along the Southern Tier were built in the 1940s and early 1950s.