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Price officials weigh funding and property options after NRCS halves Mead's Wash project; Olson Reservoir gravel storage to stop
Summary
City leaders discussed narrowed federal funding for a flood-mitigation project on Mead's Wash and Wood Hill, possible alternative federal PL 566 funding, easement and property-purchase options for construction, and a council decision to stop using Olson Reservoir for gravel storage while the city looks for a replacement site.
Price City officials spent a large portion of the meeting discussing flood-mitigation work for Wood Hill and Mead's Wash after the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reduced the scope and funding for the project.
The mayor said NRCS officials concluded funding the full retention basin design — sized for a 100-year storm — would provide little protection for the larger storms the city has experienced, and they declined to fund the larger plan. City staff and local engineers are exploring an alternative federal funding route, referred to in the meeting as PL 566, and state Community Impact Board (CIB) funding to make a larger project viable.
Why it matters: Council members and consultants described recent storms that exceeded the 100-year design standard and warned those events caused substantial life-and-property risk. The discussion covered funding availability, design changes, property interests and near-term maintenance needs.
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