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Board approves three Flood Control District contracts for detention basins in Kingman
Summary
Mohave County’s Flood Control District awarded three construction contracts — Mohave Rattlesnake, Crestwood and Riata basins — funded largely by WIFA/grants with local match; supervisors debated the projects’ dual role in flood mitigation and groundwater recharge but ultimately approved all three awards.
The Mohave County Board, sitting as the Flood Control District board on March 16, approved construction contracts for three detention basins in the Kingman area — the Mohave Rattlesnake Basin, Crestwood Basin and Riata Basin.
Director Holtry (speaker 18) described the basin program as a multi-phase effort first directed by the board in 2023 to address flooding and water-table recharge in the Hualapai Aquifer. He said the Mojave Rattlesnake site (the largest) was purchased from EF Family Farms and the first phase before the board includes two basins; staff told the board the property can provide substantial infiltration…
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