FEMA Tours Flood Damaged Areas (Areas of Proposed uranium mining)

Danville, VA - FEMA (web | news) agents made their way around parts of Southside Virginia Wednesday, working with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to assess flood damage.

Officials say they need to get to the flood-affected areas as quickly as possible because seeing the full extent of the damage, could determine how much federal and state relief, our area sees.

"I think as a whole Virginia somewhat dodged a bullet," Bob Spieldenner with VDEM said.

But the Dan River didn't leave this area unnoticed. Two feet of water destroyed a control panel at Danville's water treatment plant.

Ronald Ketteman at Severn Trent Services (Water Treatment Plant) said, "We're still maintaining treatment. We're just looking at a severe cost for that replacement of around $30,000-50,000."

And you would never recognize this, as part of the city's Riverwalk trail. That's because of what receding river water left behind.

Jim Henderson with Danville Parks and Recreation said, "A lot of silt and sand on the trail, some places even three or four feet deep,"

Jamilah Fraser with FEMA said, "We're trying to make sure that we assess everything, to make sure if federal assistance can be given to this community, we want to make sure that it is."

"It'll help repair, money for overtime for workers that helped directly after the event, to help repair the infrastructure, things of that nature," Fraser said.

FEMA also made damage assessment stops in South Boston and Halifax County Wednesdsay afternoon.

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