LITE FORM FLOOD PROTECTION

SIOUXLAND---LITE FORM COULD BE SAVING FOLKS FROM FLOODS ALL AROUND THE WORLD IN THE FUTURE.

LITE FORM IS AN INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS COMPANY IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY.

AS THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPPED THEIR WATER RELEASE RATE, SOUTH SIOUX NEEDED TO FIND A WAY TO PROTECT ITS RESIDENTS.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY MANAGER LANCE HEDQUIST SAYS THEY CONSTRUCTED TWO DIKES, AN EARTHEN DIKE THAT COST 1.6-MILLION AND A $28-THOUSAND LITE FORM DIKE.

HEDQUIST SAYS THE DIKE ALONG GOLF COURSE ROAD CANNOT STAY IN PLACE ONCE THE WATER RECEEDS.

HE SAYS CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE CORPS TO LEAVE PARTS OF THE LITE FORM LEVEE IN PLACE.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 39 HOMES IN SOUTH SIOUX WITH FLOOD DAMAGE.

HEDQUIST SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO COVER 75% OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE, WHILE THE CITY AND STATE PAY 12.5% EACH.

HE SAYS THAT'LL BE ROUGHLY $1.5-MILLION FOR SOUTH SIOUX CITY AS THEY REPLACE THOUSANDS OF TREES, GRASS AND PAVEMENT.