4-17-14 state exploring federal declaration to help pay for water main breaks

Fond du Lac county emergency management has forwarded figures to the state regarding costs associated with water main breaks this winter.  Emergency management director Jim McNabb says if the costs associated with repairing the breaks  reaches a certain threshold the state may be eligibile for federal disaster assistance.  "The threshhold that was required for Fond du Lac County was approximately $275,000,"  McNabb told WFDL news.  "We ended up with a total of a little more than $475,000.  The Fond du Lac county figures were forwarded to the state Monday.