Santa Cruz County has declared a state of emergency due to July monsoon flooding.
Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva recently toured damage to the Nogales Wash, which runs north from Sonora and empties into the Santa Cruz River.
Grijalva said the infrastructure has long caused challenges that led to patchwork fixes.
“Part of the problem is that the project is going to cost $30 million and they’re approved for $10 (million). And so what the result is we’re going to use the $10 million whatever way makes sense, which seems to be a lot of the bandaids that you’re seeing,” Grijalva said.
Grijalva wants a long-term bipartisan solution, which Nogales Mayor Jorge Maldonado echoed.
“I think working together, everybody, we should find a very good solution. But obviously the main focus is who is going to fund it,” Maldonado said.
Water in the Nogales Wash can be contaminated with sewage and pose a public health risk.
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