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The City of Flagstaff has secured $2.4 million from a federal grant to begin flood mitigation work in west Flagstaff. The area has been inundated several times in recent weeks as a result of heavy rain over the Pipeline Fire scar.

A pipeline on the San Francisco Peaks that provides water to Flagstaff has been shut down after it suffered heavy damage during recent monsoon rain. Many areas northeast of Flagstaff have seen cataclysmic flooding following this year’s wildfires.

The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management has declared a state of emergency due to flooding from recent monsoon rains. The declaration will allow local chapters to access additional resources to help mitigate the impacts of heavy rainfall and widespread flooding.

Governor Doug Ducey has declared a state of emergency in Coconino County following recent flooding. Multiple communities in and near Flagstaff have been impacted since heavy monsoon rains began last month.

Transportation officials closed Highway 89 in both directions north of Flagstaff Thursday because of flooding from heavy monsoon rain.

Work crews in the Museum Fire burn area north of Flagstaff are working to shore up flood mitigation measures ahead of this year’s monsoon season. One project that recently began is designed to reduce the amount of sediment moved by rainfall.

The city of Flagstaff this week began construction work to improve drainage in neighborhoods within the Museum Fire flood zone.

Navajo Nation officials are nearing completion of a newly restored wash berm project in Chinle. It’s designed to help prevent flooding in residential areas that have experienced significant water damage from monsoon rains and spring runoff from the Chuska Mountains.

Coconino County officials say a disaster declaration from President Joe Biden will have “an indirect impact” on the county and the city of Flagstaff.…

The Killip Elementary School in Flagstaff resumed in-person instruction Tuesday after floodwaters inundated the facility in mid-August. The public school…