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Emery County ratifies letter to NRCS to preserve Jones Valley flood-control classification
Summary
The commission ratified a previously sent letter asking NRCS to treat the PL-566 Jones Valley project as flood control (preserving higher federal cost-share) after NRCS proposed a 65/35 funding split; planning is nearing national review following several years of study.
Emery County commissioners voted April 1 to ratify a letter to the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) arguing that the long-running PL-566 Jones Valley (Joe's Valley) project should be classified and funded as flood control.
County staff and project lead Jay explained the project history: originally scoped in 2018 as flood control with catchment and sediment basins above Orangeville and two structures above Joe's Valley to reduce post-fire sedimentation. Planning has…
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