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HUNTINGTON CREEK RECOVERY PROJECT. On June 26, 2012 a lightning strike started the Seeley Fire in Emery County. The fire burned 48,050 acres, of which 30,000 acres were in Emery County. Fire suppression costs were $8,500,000.00. Beetle-Killed Timber.
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On June 26, 2012 a lightning strike started the Seeley Fire in Emery County. The fire burned 48,050 acres, of which 30,000 acres were in Emery County. Fire suppression costs were $8,500,000.00.
The Seeley Fire burned at high intensity on the steep slopes of several drainages in the Manti-La Sal National Forest that drain directly to State Road 31 and Huntington Creek.
USDA Forest Service Burned Area Response Team Debris flows and sediment a major issue for the next 2 to 5 years
Burned-Area Report 5 to 7 years to establish pre-fire ground cover
Huntington Cleveland Irrigation Company • Settling ponds full of sediment • Diversion structures damaged • Difficulties getting water to local farmers
Log Jam • 900 feet long • 30 feet wide • 6 feet deep
PROPOSED PROJECT COST: • $2.9 million for series of debris basins • $834,000.00 for Huntington City debris removal • and bridge protection • THOSE BENEFITTING FROM PROPOSED PROJECT: • PacifiCorp Huntington Power Plant • Huntington Cleveland Irrigation Company • Emery Water Conservancy District • XTO Energy • Huntington City residents and businesses • Huntington North Reservoir and Huntington State Park • Emery County Recreation District • Water users downstream