Cleaning up the havoc brought by last month's floods in Cornwall could hit the £3 million mark, according to council chiefs.
Such was the deluge of water sparked by heavy rain that roads, bridges and footpaths were severely damaged.
Cornwall Council's contractor Cormac has been carrying out emergency repairs with more work in the pipeline over the coming months.
Areas which came in for a particularly harsh battering included Cawsand, Helston, Ladock, Mevagissey, Millbrook, Perranporth and Polperro.
Others included St Germans, St Just, Portreath, St Mawes, Polruan, Blisland, Hessenford, Moorswater, Bugle, Polmassick, East Portholland, Ruan Lanihorne, Tregony, Angarrack and St Just.
According to council figures 250 properties throughout the county were flooded.
A multi-agency flood recovery group was established to help distraught residents out.
It included staff from the council's localism, highways, environment and public health and protection teams joining forces with the Environment Agency, police, Cornwall Development Company and the voluntary sector.
Rob Andrew, chairman of the group, said valuable lessons had been learned after the 2010 floods.
He said: "As a result of the floods two years ago all agencies worked well to identify those affected and, where appropriate, offer help and support. Now our focus turns to building future resilience and we are working with town and parish councils and the Environment Agency to help develop and update community flood plans in affected areas including Newlyn, Ladock and Millbrook."
Council leaders said they would be applying for financial assistance from the Government's Bellwin scheme to help recoup some of the revenue costs incurred.
Jim Currie, council leader, said negotiations were underway with Whitehall for financial help to pay for the clean-up operation. He said: "We have been in discussions with senior officials at the Department for Communities and Local Government since the start of the floods to discuss what, if any, financial assistance the Government can provide to us through the Bellwin scheme or via other mechanisms.
"We are pleased to hear that Defra has launched the £5 million fund for communities most affected by the floods and we will be working with local communities to apply to this fund."
