Ewpp gila CO AZ. DSR 04_02_26_5099_001. Pinal creek sediment removal and streambank protection. Gila CO flooding 2025.

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $19.345 million Cooperative Agreement to the City of Globe, Arizona on March 4, 2026, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to fund Pinal Creek sediment removal and streambank protection in Gila County in response to 2025 flooding. Work is being performed in Arizona with a completion date of September 7, 2026. The Emergency Watershed Protection Program assists sponsors and landowners in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by natural disasters. The program provides funding for practices that safeguard lives and property and relieve imminent threats resulting from sudden watershed impairment. The City of Globe, a local government entity headquartered in Globe, Arizona, serves as the project sponsor and prime recipient for this emergency watershed protection work.