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NRCS ACTIVITIES AT THE IRON MOUNTAIN FIRE

IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE For additional information contact
Petra Barnes
State Public Affairs Specialist
720-544-2808-OFFICE
720-544-2965-FAX
www.co.nrcs.usda.gov
petra.barnes@co.usda.gov

Media Alert 7/12/02

NRCS ACTIVITIES AT THE IRON MOUNTAIN FIRE

The following is a current project and/or activity involving Colorado wildfires and the NRCS rehabilitation work. Any publicity you can give to this activity would be greatly appreciated. For further questions please call Petra Barnes at 720-544-2808 or e-mail me at petra.barnes@co.usda.gov

The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) continues its rehabilitation efforts on all Colorado fires including damage assessment surveys on private lands to determine what, if any, Federal funding will be requested for applying practices to mitigate imminent (today or tomorrow) threats to life and/or property (i.e., urgent and compelling projects).

Through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP), NRCS provides relief on private lands with imminent hazards to life and property caused by hurricanes, floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural occurrences. The program allows for the installation or repairing of conservation measures that control flooding and prevents soil erosion as needed to protect life and property. Conservation measures may include reseeding, tree felling, repairing sediment basins, and road culvert protection.

Damage Assessment Complete and Request for EWP Funding Submitted

Type of Work Planned:

  • Reseeding on 480 Acres
  • Contour Scarification on 100 Acres
  • Contour Sandbags/waffles (25 sites @ 5 acres each) on 125 Acres
  • Channel Roughing Ephemeral Drainage on 5,000 Linear Feet
  • Install 15 Debris Collectors
  • Diversions on 2,000 Linear Feet
  • Wire, Fabric, or Sandbag Barriers 0n 4,000 Linear Feet
  • 1,200 Hazardous Tree Removals (10 per site @120 sites)

Total Requested Funds:
$150,000

Number of Persons Impacted: 30,000
Canon City and surrounding subdivisions

Number of Buildings Impacted: 120 homes remaining. 80 + burned

Number of Utilities Needing Protection:  Canon City Water Diversion, DeWeese Dye Irrigation Diversion, Oil Creek Irrigation Diversion

Number of Roads Needing Protection: 5

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