That, according to a news release, allowed the county to move equipment fast, hire extra crews to clear debris, buy sand and sandbags, and apply for state and federal reimbursements. Salt Lake County was the first county in Utah to officially declare a flood emergency. “We have also increased capacity through pipe systems all throughout the county, and certainly the east side, that help move water efficiently now more so than the ‘80s,” Moncur said. Storm drains and creek beds have been enlarged, reservoirs have been added, flood maps have been improved, and maintenance has been upgraded for drainage ditches, debris basins and detention basins, such as Sugar House Park and Wheeler Historic Farm. Since that flood 40 years ago, many improvements have been made to flood control infrastructure, said Kade Moncur, the county’s flood control director. That’s a small amount compared to Salt Lake City’s huge 1983 flood, in which the damages were calculated at $621 million to local homes and businesses - or, adjusted for inflation, some $1.87 billion in today’s dollars. The damages from flooding in Salt Lake County this spring, Wilson said, were estimated roughly at more than $4 million. The county now is getting ready for the summer wildfire season, and preparing for the possibility of floods next year, officials said.
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