Small Arizona town demonstrates need for infrastructure help

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Using rocks to repair a busted dam is not a permanent fix, but other measures are expensive.

Monsoons have brought a temporary break from the ongoing drought in Arizona and the southwest, filling storage reservoirs that are critical for water management.  But the rush of monsoon waters can also spell trouble.

Phoenix’ ABC 15 Opens in a new tab.reports that monsoon storms have washed away rocks that were intended to temporarily fix a breach at the Millet Swale Dam and ReservoirOpens in a new tab. last summer near Snowflake-Taylor in Navajo County, causing flooding in the nearby town of Taylor.  According to ABC, it will cost millions of dollars to permanently repair the system.

The reservoir and dam is privately owned by the Silver Creek Irrigation District (doc file)Opens in a new tab. whose predecessors built the dam in the 1950s.  The local flood control district anticipated problems, as shown in its tweet earlier this week:

The irrigation district has had its share of challenges. Between 2012 and 2016, about $800,000 was stolen from the district.Opens in a new tab.

Deborah

Since 1995, Deborah has owned and operated LegalTech LLC with a focus on water rights. Before moving to Arizona in 1986, she worked as a quality control analyst for Honeywell and in commercial real estate, both in Texas. She learned about Arizona's water rights from the late and great attorney Michael Brophy of Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite. Her side interests are writing (and reading), Wordpress programming and much more.

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