Meetings on

Flood Control Problems

Thursday, January 15, 2009

7:00 pm

Sahuarita Baptist Church
2875 E. Sahuarita Rd.

Scheduled meetings for presentations, updates, and possibilities for relief from flooding problems in this region. Even if your property is not being flooded, the flooding affects the property values, environmental health, and human health of this whole region. Unfortunately, the flooding is getting worse. Let’s not wait for a disaster to get something done; let’s do it now.

Progress report: What has been done to date

Discuss several possibilities and options:

Arizona Water Institute Grant -- Turned down

Private Improvement District

Law suit: County, private companies, Sahuarita Highlands

Do it yourself—floodplain restoration

Form coalition with other groups from other regions with similar flooding.

Reports from some of the companies and government officials:

Report from FICO and Freeport McMoran on cleaning Delgado Wash:
Petitions for local residents will be available week of Dec. 12, 2008

Report from State Trust Land

Report from Transportation Dept. on cleaning ditches and culverts --
Report completed; They will do nothing

Report from Army Corp of Engineers

Report from Sahuarita City Planning

Report from Experimental Range

Report from Augusta Resource

Please attend these important meetings to keep informed and help make decisions about this important issue in your community

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