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Montana Trout Unlimited seeks $20,000 to replace culvert in Cooke City to reduce flood risk and restore fish passage
Summary
Montana Trout Unlimited asked Park County for $20,000 to replace a damaged culvert at Soda Butte Creek and Woody Creek that project staff say causes backwatering and erosion, risks flooding to the transfer station and Bannock Trail, and blocks Yellowstone cutthroat trout passage; designs are at roughly 60% and 90% engineered designs are expected by April.
Katie Young, a project representative with Montana Trout Unlimited, told Park County commissioners on Feb. 27 that the organization is seeking $20,000 to replace an aging culvert near the transfer station on Soda Butte Creek.
"There's a backwatering effect from that culvert right now that contributes to flooding," Young said, describing an old steel pipe that is not…
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