Ivins City has begun rehabilitation work on the six flood control dams that circle the community’s iconic Red Mountain.
• The rehabilitation work is anticipated to continue into April in order to complete the following:
• Emergency spillways will be improved on all six dams to varying degrees.
• Old cages around the existing intake towers will be removed and replaced.
• The back side of the detention basins will be armored with rock to prevent erosion acceleration.
• The crests of the dams will be sloped toward the detention basins and regraded with an additional 6 inches of roadbase on top for improved stability.
• Any vegetation taller than 30 inches will be removed from the dams to prevent formation of taproot into the dam embankment.
• Accumulated sediment will be removed where necessary, primarily from dams No. 1, 2 and 6.
The $1.6 million project is funded 65 percent by the U.S. National Resource Conservation Service and 31.5 percent by the state of Utah. All remaining funding is being provided by Ivins City. St George News
