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Flood-prone Findlay scouting land for solution

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FINDLAY, Ohio -

(AP) - Federal officials trying to come up with a solution to combat the frequent flooding around a northwest Ohio city are surveying land for a place to divert the water.

1 of the fixes being considered in the town of Findlay is a diversion channel and temporary water retention for the Blanchard River.

Flooding along the river has swamped the towns of Findlay and Ottawa several times over the last five years.

On Friday, The Courier newspaper reported that U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, put language into a bill that will allow Findlay to use land that had been off limits for its flood-control project.

Portman says it will save the city $3 million.

Flood prevention has become a priority since flooding caused $100 million in damage in 2007.

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