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Hendersonville Today
By the People, for the People
Hendersonville to Receive Over $456K for Flood Resilience Projects
Funding will support floodplain restoration and stormwater infrastructure improvements in the city.
Published on Feb. 21, 2026
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The city of Hendersonville, North Carolina will receive over $456,000 in new state funding from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to support two flood resilience projects. The Lower Mud Creek Floodplain Restoration project will receive $100,000 to mitigate flooding and restore a natural wetland ecosystem, while the city's stormwater infrastructure improvement project will receive $356,000 to replace, enlarge, and relocate storm drains and pipes.
Why it matters
Hendersonville has faced recurring flooding issues, with just a few inches of rain enough to cause shallow flooding on roads. The Mud Creek project aims to better contain floodwaters and improve water quality, while the stormwater upgrades will move infrastructure out of private property and into public rights-of-way. This funding represents a significant investment by the state to improve flood resilience in the French Broad River Valley region.
The details
The Lower Mud Creek Floodplain Restoration project, begun in October 2025, will store floodwater and restore a 20-acre wetland ecosystem south of downtown Hendersonville. The city's stormwater infrastructure project will replace and relocate storm drains and pipes, some of which are currently on private property. Work on the Brevard Church Site of the Mud Creek project is nearing completion, with the Wilson Site clearing underway. The stormwater project still needs an additional $2 million in funding from the NC Emergency Management agency, which the city expects to hear about within the week.
- The Lower Mud Creek Floodplain Restoration project began in October 2025.
- The city expects to hear a decision on the $2 million NC Emergency Management grant within the week.
- Contractors are expected to finish the Mud Creek project by early 2027.
- If the stormwater project funding is secured, engineering could be finalized this summer for work to begin in 2027.
The players
Michael Huffman
Hendersonville Stormwater Director and Floodplain Administrator.
Josh Stein
Governor of North Carolina.
Shamrock Environmental
Contractor working on the Mud Creek project.
Wildlands Engineering
Contractor working on the Mud Creek project.
What they’re saying
“We know that there will be floods to come in the future, so we're making smart investments now to limit flood severity.”
— Josh Stein, Governor of North Carolina (Citizen Times)
What’s next
The judge in the case will decide on Tuesday whether or not to allow Walker Reed Quinn out on bail.
The takeaway
This funding represents a significant investment by the state of North Carolina to improve flood resilience in the French Broad River Valley region, which has faced recurring flooding issues. The projects in Hendersonville aim to better contain floodwaters, improve water quality, and upgrade critical stormwater infrastructure to protect the community.
