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Consultants pitch grant to remap channel migration zones, county asked to express interest
Summary
Consultants from Lichen/MSR proposed using Ecology grant funds to update channel migration-zone mapping for Okanogan County, arguing new science will improve flood-risk planning and habitat opportunities; county staff said they would not obligate budget now but may sign on as an interested partner pending grant details.
Consultants working with river restoration and geomorphic specialists presented a proposal to update the county’s channel migration zone (CMZ) mapping using more recent data and mapping techniques, and to pursue Department of Ecology funding to underwrite the work.
Why the study was proposed: Chris Johnson and geologist Nick Blake told the board that the county’s existing CMZ maps date from 2005 and can over- or under-predict…
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