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Watershed council picks flood‑and‑fire recovery as basin ‘success story’ for state water plan
Summary
The Utah Watersheds Council agreed to highlight post‑fire recovery and flood preparedness — a cross‑jurisdictional success story — in the State Water Plan’s basin chapter and identified county emergency and roads staff as point people to provide project details for a draft due in early May and a public comment period in July.
Becca Free, a state water plan specialist with the Division of Water Resources, asked the Utah Watersheds Council to identify a basin-level “success story” to include in the State Water Plan, which must be republished by December 2026. Free said the plan’s Chapter 8 will include 2–3 pages per basin to summarize needs, concerns and one success story.
"The goal of the plan is to coordinate efforts, particularly at the state agency level, but also coordinating efforts with federal partners, with local agencies and…
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