CEDAR CITY — Following the aftermath of monsoonal flooding that devastated the Cedar City area in 2021, city officials have been working on infrastructure and maintenance projects to ensure that doesn’t happen again.
Last July, major flooding impacted Cedar City and surrounding areas, initiating a state of emergency after extensive damage was assessed for both private and public property.
As previously reported by Cedar City News, officials have spent the year working with state and federal agencies, as well as the city’s insurance company, to evaluate potential funding opportunities to help cover costs for the unexpected damage to public property, according to a press release issued by Cedar City.
With assistance from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act, Cedar City engineers worked to identify various locations and projects that were available for rapid improvements in preparation for the upcoming July/August monsoon season.
The Street and Storm Drain Division completed projects this winter including:
- Cleaning Coal Creek from Main Street to the Airport until Iron County property
- Cleaning from Woodbury Split to Lady Bug Nursery until Iron County property
- Re-establishing a storm drain channel by Silver Silo Bakery
- Cleaning basins on the east side of the city including Fiddlers Canyon, Stephen’s Canyon, Rainbow Canyon and Dry Canyon
- Re-establishing a storm drain channel from Stadium Way Apartments to the Tag-N-Go carwash
- Vacuuming and cleaning over 100 catch basins, including numerous storm drainpipes cleaned and vacuumed out
Opportunities continue to be explored for different funding sources and damage to public property continues to be assessed.
City officials encourage all residents to clear their property of excessive brush, overgrowth and debris to further mitigate any influx of water that may come as the result of a monsoon. Coming together as a neighborhood and community can help prepare the community for a multitude of scenarios, the news release states.
Officials also suggest for residents to talk with neighbors and get to know them in case extra help is needed before, during and after potential flooding.
As a reminder, self-serve sandbags are available for residents while supplies last at the Cedar City Public Works building located at 716 N. Airport Road or at the Iron County Animal Shelter located at 3109 N. Iron Springs Road, Cedar City. If you are interested in helping pre-fill bags, call 435-586-2912.
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