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Price leaders discuss flood response, NRCS talks and reservoir/canal work
Summary
City officials, staff and canal company representatives reviewed flood damage from recent storms, described coordination with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and discussed a proposed reservoir and canal repairs, with plans for funding requests and contractor changes.
Price City Council workshop participants reviewed storm-related flooding across the city and described several ongoing efforts to reduce future flood damage, including coordination with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and planned work on a reservoir and local canals.
Council and staff said the city is identifying previously unreported flood-prone locations and working with NRCS staff to prioritize emergency repairs and project design. City staff described recent work on water and discharge lines behind homes on Fifth South and Fourth East that did not fully stop flooding, and said inspectors will bring those locations to NRCS and congressional staff for additional support and potential funding.
The discussion noted a separate but related effort with the Price Wellington Canal Company, whose representatives told city staff that high flows during the storm exceeded the canal’s capacity. Council members and staff said the city will continue to maintain the canal at its built capacity while considering deepening or other changes where space and property constraints allow.
City staff described a reservoir project under development and said they expect to meet this fall with canal stakeholders and the city negotiator to advance design and funding discussions. Officials said an updated cost estimate put the project above one million dollars and that a new funding round early next year may be available. Staff said they will prepare an application in January for available funding programs.
Officials also reported localized flood damage to private properties, including basements that filled during the storm where planned subdivision drainage had not yet been completed. Council members and staff said debris-clogged drains and manually operated canal gates slowed response during the event and that improving gate automation and debris clearance is part of upcoming requests, including an Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)–related effort.
City staff said they will continue to: document damaged locations and photo evidence for NRCS and federal staff; pursue contractor options for projects set to start this fall (including replacing a contractor on the Wood Hill project); and meet with canal-company stakeholders and federal contacts to pursue design funding. No formal vote or ordinance was recorded in the workshop discussion.
Officials urged neighbors and volunteer groups to help clear local drains and remove debris where safe to do so, noting that cleared drains restored flow in several neighborhoods during the event.
