Coconino County and the U.S. Forest Service are wrapping up a creek stabilization project on four miles of waterway that were damaged in a wildfire last year. The entire project cost more than $5 million.
The Schultz Creek watershed restoration is intended to stop the creek from dumping flood waters on Flagstaff neighborhoods.
This watershed is just one of nine that were damaged in last year’s Pipeline Fire. One phase of the project was completed this summer.
This new segment of the project is planned to stop erosion by shoring up Schultz Creek’s so soil washing away doesn’t bind up downstream stormwater infrastructure.
This phase of the project will cost about $1.5 million.
