This week, the EPA honored 49-water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water programs. The Flagstaff Watershed Protection was recognized for its work to prevent forest fires with EPA’s PISCES award. The resiliency project employs forest thinning to protect Flagstaff’s drinking water resources and avoid catastrophic wildfire damage. The effort focuses on 10,000-acres of federal, state, and local lands adjacent to the city, reducing dry debris and thinning the forest through removing small and medium diameter trees. Visit the EPA website for more information.
