A Coconino County Flood Control District project to reduce on-national forest sediment
production and transport above and below Mt. Elden Estates is underway. The U.S.
Forest Service Museum Fire Sediment Reduction Project broke ground in late April and
is expected to be completed this fall. The three-and-a-half million dollar project is
funded by the U.S. Forest Service and includes grade stabilization and watershed
restoration work to reduce sediment production and transport. Without a reduction in
these very high levels of sediment, any expansion of the floodwater conveyances within
the City of Flagstaff will not be effective at reducing the level of floodwater impacting
homes.
