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Rich County agrees to sponsor FEMA-funded study of Birch Creek No. 2 Dam
Summary
The Rich County Commission unanimously approved acting as the local fiscal sponsor for a FEMA and state-funded planning and design study to rehabilitate Birch Creek No. 2 Dam. State and federal grants will cover most study costs; county will serve as fiscal agent and sign a memorandum of understanding so the work can proceed.
The Rich County Commission voted unanimously to act as the local fiscal sponsor for a planning and design project on Birch Creek No. 2 Dam, officials said at the meeting. The move enables the state and FEMA to route grant funds through the county so engineers can carry out a roughly $1 million study needed to bring the high‑hazard dam into compliance.
The county’s sponsorship is required by the grant program and by federal grant management rules, Ben Merritt of the Utah Department of Natural Resources told commissioners. “The grant is called the High Hazard Potential Dams Grant and it is to do planning and design and or construction work on high hazard dams,” Merritt said. “...it’s basically dam safety money.”
Why it matters: Birch Creek No. 2 is classified as a high‑hazard structure and has been out of compliance, county officials said. The planning study will investigate leakage and other failure modes, allow engineers to develop rehabilitation designs and cost estimates, and position the project for subsequent…
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