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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this month launched a three-year, $3 million study of Horry County鈥檚 riverine flooding with the goal of finding solutions that the federal government could fund.

During a ceremony at the Horry County Government and Justice Center on Aug. 19, Lt. Col. Andrew Johannes of the Corps and Horry County Administrator Steve Gosnell signed the paperwork formalizing the agreement. The cost of the study will be split between the local and federal governments.

鈥淭he study is what kicks off everything,鈥� Horry County Council Chairman Johnny Gardner said. 鈥淭he study will figure out what we can and can鈥檛 do to help. I don鈥檛 know, personally, if there is an answer. At least we鈥檒l feel comfortable that we鈥檝e done everything we can do to come up with an answer.鈥�

Horry County saw devastating floods in 2015, 2016 and 2018. In recent years, county officials have searched for ways to better prepare for these disasters, including passing new building regulations and implementing a buyout program to help the owners of flood-prone properties leave those homes.

The federal study, however, represents the first major opportunity to fully understand the scope of the challenges and look at potential infrastructure improvements that could make the community more resilient.

鈥淚t is very vital to the community based on its history of flooding, history of hurricanes, history of major rain events, that we have a study,鈥� said Horry County Councilman Orton Bellamy, whose district includes Conway and Bucksport, two communities hit hard by the recent floods. 鈥淲ith the study, we鈥檙e looking at the after-action review, lessons learned and recommendations, and then have a plan in place to actually do the work to make the corrective actions.鈥�

The hydrology study will focus on the 糖心vlog官方入口 River watershed. This research would identify infrastructure projects that would mitigate future flood risk.

鈥淭he frequency, the intensity [of the flooding] has increased since 2015,鈥� said Johannes of the Corps. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 both hurricane-related and non-hurricane-related.鈥�

He expects the study to be a complex engineering project because of its broad focus.

鈥淵ou have multiple rivers that converge here,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n the past, we鈥檝e only really been authorized and able to look at small pieces of it. But this study will allow us to study the whole watershed and see what we can do to mitigate the flooding risk and to help the folks here.鈥�

The ultimate purpose of the research is to find out if there is enough evidence to make a case for the federal government to pay for flood-related projects.

鈥淥ur goal is to determine, 鈥業s there a cost-effective way to mitigate the flooding problem here in Horry County?鈥欌�� Johannes said.

Officials from the City of Conway also attended this month's ceremony.

鈥淲e always knew that we were going to need federal assistance if we were ever going to even make a legitimate attempt at solving flooding, particularly in the Conway area,鈥� Conway City Councilman William Goldfinch said. 鈥淸The agreement] marks the beginning of a new era in which the City of Conway, Horry County and the federal government are working together cohesively to solve a problem that鈥檚 been so devastating to so many Conwayites.鈥�