Storey County adopts Gold Canyon Area Drainage Master Plan

Jun 16, 2026

The county adopted a FEMA-funded Gold Canyon Area Drainage Master Plan developed with JE Fuller and the Carson Water Subconservancy District to remodel the watershed and guide future flood-mitigation work in Divide/Gold Hill.

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The Storey County Board on June 16 voted to adopt the Gold Canyon Area Drainage Master Plan, a FEMA-funded watershed study developed in cooperation with JE Fuller, Lumos and Associates, NDOT and the Carson Water Subconservancy District. Planning Manager Kathy Canfield said the plan—modeled after the Dayton Valley plan—remodels the watershed and will guide county and partner flood-mitigation projects.

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