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King County receives FEMA funds for Enumclaw culvert replacement

Published 12:00 pm Friday, April 24, 2026

By Ray Miller-Still

King County completed a culvert replacement on the Newaukum Creek on SE 432nd St. outside the city of Enumclaw back in 2024. Photo courtesy King County

King County completed a culvert replacement on the Newaukum Creek on SE 432nd St. outside the city of Enumclaw back in 2024. Photo courtesy King County

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing the King County grant funds for a culvert replacement north of Enumclaw.

According to a April 23 press release, the county is receiving almost $930,000 to design the culvert under SE 424th Street, which will aim to reduce flooding on the Newaukum Creek.

That’s just a small slice of the $21 million pie, which also went to Hillsboro and La Grande, Oregon, Snohomish County, and the Washington State Department of Ecology; these grants were part of a $250 million in grants for other projects nationwide to address a backlog of mitigation projects.

These awards come from FEMA’s, Flood Mitigation Assistance, which encourages states to mitigate flood risks.

According to the county, the culvert — a 24-inch corrugated metal pipe — is undersized and “is exacerbating flooding issues for the adjacent property owners.” It will be replaced with a box culvert, which will allow water to flow freely under the road.

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