Engineering staff report on airport 'cienega' seeking nonprofit partner and funding for rock-dam work
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Summary
Jean Swenison (part-time engineering) described unusual stream dynamics at an area the staff calls the airport cienega, said it appears to be failing at the edges, and said the Healah Watershed Partnership expressed willingness to be a nonprofit partner for funding and restoration work.
Jean Swenison, part-time engineering staff, gave a brief update on a wetland/stream area referred to as the "airport cienega." Swenison described the site as "strange and unusual" and said staff are investigating how it formed and why the edges appear to be failing. She said staff are "trying to find some funding to have a good hard look at it" and that the Healah Watershed Partnership has indicated willingness to serve as a nonprofit partner and help pursue resource-based solutions such as additional rock dams.
Swenison said the team has consulted stream-dynamics expertise out of Silver City and will continue to look for funding and partners to attempt restoration and stabilization measures. The presentation was offered as an informational update and no board action was requested.
