The Marion County Drainage District

The Marion County Drainage District is a corporate entity and non-profit organization that provides drainage and flood control infrastructure services. Through a $133,644 Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service, the District performed sediment removal from ditches damaged in 2019 flooding. As a subrecipient, the District has also received federal pandemic aid from the Missouri Department of Public Safety, as well as awards to support drainage district management costs, construct a pumphouse, and provide emergency assistance.

The Marion County Drainage District has utilized federal grants to deliver critical public drainage infrastructure and flood resilience projects. As a prime recipient, the District directly carries out ditch debris removal through a cooperative agreement with the USDA. As a subrecipient under the state of Missouri, the District has received funding for COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery efforts, general administrative and management capacities, construction of a new pumphouse facility, and emergency assistance needs. Across these awards, the District serves as an agent to maintain and bolster local drainage systems and flood control capacities. Core services include debris cleanup, infrastructure construction, emergency response provisions, and general district oversight and planning duties.