The City of Casselberry, Florida is located in Seminole County, a little less than half-way down the peninsula. Its geography features over thirty lakes and ponds, meaning that alluvial erosion is a frequent problem, especially during hurricane season. When the Casselberry Public Works Department submitted its application for the Gee Creek Erosion Control Project in March 2007, the banks along Gee Creek, one of the most important conveyance systems in the area, were rapidly eroding. Without fast action, personal property and public structures were in danger of flooding and structural failure. Under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) agreed to contribute 75 percent of the total erosion control project cost.

Work was two-thirds complete when Tropical Storm Fay stuck, which not only caused severe damage to the Gee Creek Erosion Control Project, but also caused severe erosion and flooding at five new locations. Many homes, roads, and public facilities faced imminent danger if this erosion was not brought under control. An extension was granted for the Gee Creek Erosion Control Project, but the city was in dire need of assistance for the five new erosion locations. When Florida was declared a Federal Disaster Area, Casselberry became eligible for the receipt of additional federal funding from NRCS, which approved new funding for the five additional projects. In just one day, Casselberry obtained Field Authorizations from St. Johns River Water Management District for these projects, forgoing the standard permitting process that typically takes between two and three months. The total completion costs of all six erosion control projects amounted to just over $1.5 million, of which the City responsible for only $380,000. By performing some of the design work in-house and obtaining low bids from contractors, the City was able to reduce the original budget by 45 percent.