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County reports $14 million Desert Knowles Wash work underway; $9 million authorized for Tussing Basin
Summary
A county official reported construction of Desert Knowles Wash Phase 3 is underway and financed in part by member-directed federal funding. County staff also said $9 million was authorized for the Tussing/Juniper detention basin; further appropriation and environmental clearances remain before construction.
Dakota Higgins, deputy chief of staff for a county supervisor, told the council that construction is under way on Desert Knowles Wash Phase 3 and that the county has identified multiple flood-control priorities for Apple Valley.
Higgins said Phase 3 will be roughly 2,590 feet of paved channel from Apple Valley Road to the Mojave River and carries an estimated construction cost of about $14 million. Work began earlier in the year and the county expects the Phase 3…
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