Prescott Valley expands stormwater division, pilots groundwater recharge and green infrastructure

Prescott Valley has created a dedicated stormwater division funded by a small fee on utility bills and is moving from largely reactive maintenance toward planned, townwide drainage projects, town staff said during an episode of the town-produced PV in Focus podcast.

Ariana Odom, a staff member in the Prescott Valley Public Works Department who oversees stormwater efforts, said the town currently responds to work orders and calls about clogged culverts and ditches but is building capacity to be proactive. "Right now, unfortunately, we're more in a reactive stage because, you know, there's a a lot of town to get to," Odom said. She described routine maintenance, an example of a driveway culvert blocked by a basketball that staff removed, and efforts this year to clean older sections of the town ahead of monsoon and winter…