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Weeks Wash flood mitigation: city highlights $44.5M FEMA grant, $90–100M cost estimate and 1,100‑acre‑feet capacity
Summary
City engineers reported the Weeks Wash flood mitigation project has $44.5 million in FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance funds; total construction costs are estimated at $90–100 million, with the proposed structure detaining about 1,100 acre‑feet and the city purchasing roughly 76 acres for the project.
City engineer Emil Schmidt updated the Apache Junction City Council on April 21 on the Weeks Wash flood mitigation project, which officials describe as the city's largest flood protection effort.
Schmidt said the city was awarded $44.5 million in FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance funding in August 2023 but that current construction estimates range from $90 million to $100 million. "We are aware of the funding gap between the grant amount of…
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