After months of assessing damage, the federal government and El Paso County have come closer to a total cost of damage incurred during the spring rains.

Initially, after a federal disaster was declared in May due to constant rain, El Paso County estimated that it would have more than $10 million worth of damage to public infrastructure. Thanks to the disaster declaration – the fourth in three years for the county – the federal government will be taking on the lion’s share of the nearly $13 million of damage.

As of Dec. 29, the latest numbers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency show that El Paso County needs $12,856,203.22 to repair damages to roads and bridges, buildings and parks, among other things, following the rains. That number includes damages both county and city of Colorado Springs infrastructure, said Jerry DeFelice, a spokesman from FEMA.

The total is also subject to change, once more assessments of damages are completed, said DeFelice.

Federal disaster grants cover 75 percent of a project’s costs, while state and local agencies are required to pick up the remaining 25 percent.

In the city, most of the money will go toward fixing water control facilities. In the county, the heftiest price tag is for fixes to roads and bridges. Both city and county parks and open spaces have around $1 million worth of fixes each, according to numbers from FEMA.