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Emery County ratifies letter to NRCS seeking PL‑566 flood-control classification for Jones Valley project
Summary
The commission ratified a previously sent letter asking NRCS to treat the Jones Valley/Cottonwood Creek project as PL‑566 flood control, keeping federal cost-share terms close to the original intent and moving the planning package to national review.
Commissioners ratified a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service asking that the Jones Valley/Cottonwood Creek Watershed Plan be considered under PL‑566 flood-control criteria rather than an alternative funding classification.
County staff and Jay, the county project lead, reviewed the project’s history: initial planning began in 2018 with flood-control intent and included catch basins and debris-control structures…
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