Flood assistance, to give and to get

Frog Hollow neighborhood resident Carey Hardy is doing best what neighbors do, helping out. Carey is looking for assistance to help folks digging out from flood damage. 

An estimated 10,000 families throughout Metro Atlanta have lost household items  from flooding. Repairs are expected to cost more than $200 million around the region. A powerful video shows some of the damage and how people are coming together:

Hardy's work - Nuran, a interactive marketing agency, has teamed up to help the rebuilding at HopeATL. Hardy would like to collect items to assist families. 

There is no goal to meet, the company just wants to do its part and help people out, Hardy said.  He She would like to see donations made through Oct 10. 

From tools to help build homes to baby clothes, the Web site -  HopeATL - has a list of urgent needs. 

Hardy is willing to pick up donations at people's homes. If anyone has unsold yard sale items, the stuff may go to better use than taking up space in the attic.

Email him her at chardy33@gmail.com or on his her cell at 404.895.8241.

Meanwhile, there is government aid for individuals:

Individual Assistance can include temporary housing assistance for eligible applicants such as rental assistance and repair assistance. If you sustained damage during these storms and live in one of the designated counties, I encourage you to register with FEMA by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY (800) 462-7585 for individuals with speech or hearing disabilities. If you have Internet access, you may apply for disaster assistance online at http://www.disasterassistance.gov.

Flood forces city to close water supply system

The flooded Chatahoochee River forced the East Point to shut it's water pipes, leaving the community with a 15-day water reserve. 

According to a news release from Mayor Joe Macon, the city is following it's emergency contingency plan and continues to supply drinking water to residents and businesses.

"These measures have anticipated the worse case scenario based on my observations at the facility and potential damage due to record breaking flood levels of the Chatahoochee river," Macon said in a release.

Drinking Water is partially drawn from the river. However, the flood drowned the facility in Douglas County that draws the water into the city's water system and forced it's closure.

Now city leaders are focused on getting parts, like water pumps and essentials, ready for when the waters recedes and repairs can begin, according to the Wednesday release. 

East Point uses about 7 million gallons a day to quench its thirst, water the lawns and provide for business needs.

Federal disaster aid has been requested. The city may be reimbursed to fix the problem.

Press release:

East Point Intake Facility Underwater!

Please be advised that the Intake Facility (Raw Water Pump House) located in Douglas County adjacent to the Chatahoochee River has been shutdown due to the current flood stage of the river.

As a result, we have initiated our Emergency contingency plan that will entail the emergency procurement of parts and services to assure the power supply and pumps and motors can be reactivated as soon as possibe from the time the river flood levels crest and recede to levels that will permit inspection, maintenance and reactivation of the pumps that provide raw water to our plant.

The current raw water supply is 15 days based on the available storage capacity and average usage(7 mgd). I am requesting Fire and Police to take the appropriate action to notify those establishments that may be impacted if the worst case scenario presents itself.

These measures have anticipated the worse case scenario based on my observations at the facility and potential damage due to record breaking flood levels of the Chatahoochee river.

As stated by the Fire Chief, the Governor has declared a local State of Emergency for 17 counties and has also asked President Obama to declare a National Disaster. If this occurs we will be eligible for reimbursement of cost associated with this emergency.

We are keeping records of all the operation and maintenance expenses incurred as a result of the flooding for potential Federal reimbursement.