But images provided by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency showed that there was standing water in the vicinity, suggesting that the compound sat in a flood basin.

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And the construction of a 76, 000 cubic metre (2.7m cubic feet) flood storage basin upstream of the town, to hold back flood waters and reduce the risk of the culverts overflowing, as well as the wildlife area being developed.

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The state Department of Environmental Conservation has conducted studies of the Mohawk River basin since the 2006 flood and has been working on a program involving soil and water conservation districts and the Army Corps of Engineers.

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