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Engineers outline long-term Coal Creek recharge plan, propose interim measures to reduce flooding
Summary
County engineers described a multi-decadal plan to manage Coal Creek flooding by routing high flows into nearby gravel pits for sediment settling and recharge, and said they will pursue an MOU with Cedar City and seek NRCS participation; some measures could begin within a few years but full implementation may take decades.
County engineering staff presented a multi-phase plan to reduce flooding on lower Coal Creek that pairs sediment settling with managed recharge in nearby gravel pits, and told the commission the long-range effort could take decades to complete.
Rich, the county engineer, explained that consultants recommended routing some high flows into a nearby pond to capture silt ahead of the airport recharge pits and that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants the county to coordinate use of a Cedar City-owned pit during short-duration high-flow events. The approach would divert part of an extreme…
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