Arizona county gets $15.5 million in federal funding for flood control
A northern Arizona county is getting $15.5 million in federal funding to mitigate post-wildfire flood damage, the Biden administration announced Thursday. Coconino County received the funding to make improvements to the drainage system along U.S. Highway 89. Wildfires have made the area more susceptible to flooding that threatens homes and businesses and forces highway closures. The Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation are disproportionately impacted by the flood threat, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.