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Commission hears multi‑million NRCS flood‑control and recharge proposal for Coal Creek/Western Rock pits
Summary
Commissioners received a detailed presentation on a long‑term NRCS plan to reconfigure the Woodbury split, channel works, and pit recharging (Western Rock and Cedar City pits) intended to reduce sediment load, mitigate flood risk and increase groundwater recharge. Project cost estimates discussed exceed $20 million with a county match component.
Commissioner Robinson presented a technical briefing and large‑scale plan, developed with NRCS and Cedar City, that aims to reduce flood and sediment risk on Coal Creek and increase groundwater recharge by capturing high‑sediment flows in a chain of quarry pits (the Schmidt, county and Cedar City/Western Rock pits).
Robinson described the 2021 flood event that sent large volumes of water and boulders through Bridal/Coal Creek and the Woodbury split. He said NRCS’s preferred…
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