Board authorizes $997,216 NRCS grant application to study Smith Wash Watershed

The Pinal County Flood Control District Board approved a staff request Oct. 14 to submit an application to the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for an Overflow and Stormwater Grant in the amount of $997,216 to fund study, assessment and planning work for the Smith Wash Watershed serving Supervisor Districts 1 and 3. The agenda text states the grant would provide "100% funding for flood prevention projects." Joshua Plumb and Joe Ortiz are listed parenthetically on the agenda as the presenters for the item.