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Council highlights Pecos storm drain and basin project after heavy rains; city, flood control district to cost-share

6439644 · October 21, 2025
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Councilors discussed a long-running Pecos area drainage project that aims to reduce sheet-flow flooding in southeast Mesa. Staff said the project has been coordinated with the regional flood control district under an intergovernmental agreement with an approximate 60/40 cost-share for this item.

Mesa councilors used the Oct. 20 study session to discuss the Pecos storm drain and basin project after this year's heavy rains exposed localized flooding, particularly in District 6.

"This is a project that we've been working with the flood control district on for probably a dozen years," Lance, a city staff member, told the council, describing the work as a regional drainage improvement to address sheet flow through a corridor that…

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