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<br /> <br />area" so that homes will not be built in the path of ille outfall. <br />The Cassandro Wa,h Dam wa.' the first dam in which the FCDMC was the owner. The district provided design, ownership, continued oper- <br />ation and maintenance. <br /> <br />Benefits CassoncJro Wash Dam <br /> <br />. Shortly after completion of the construction of the dam, Wickenburg experienced a major storm event. The dam impound area con- <br />tained water ilIat pmiously would have flowed through the streels, filling to 20% capacity and preventing a major deluge. <br />. .11,e danl proved effective again during Hurricane Nnra in 1997 and the severe stonus of October 2000. No flooding prohlems occurred <br />to North Wickenburg hecause the dam functioned as designed. <br />. Project cost of $5 million avoided $15 million in damage, based on current land values of 100 homes. <br />. Removed 100 homes from ille floodplain and reduced cost of flood insunll1ce to other homeowners. <br />. An immediate henefit from the darn project is that the area, which W'L' referred to as .'blighted," has now become Iivahle. <br />. Roads made impa.<sahle hy floods and dust when dl)' have now been paved, thus eliminating the daily dust control problems that come <br />with dirt roads. Therefore there are less health risks because of dust comrol. <br />. Construction of the dam also removed homes from the" 1 % chance llood"* event and map revision ha., since occurred. <br />. Proven reduced ndnentbility to llooding and 11a.,h l1ood. <br />. "No huild area" designation within ille b,Ulks of the natural wa.,h. <br />. A future benefit to the town includes plans for a community park in the area hehind the dam. Property was made available for redevel- <br />opment into recreation area. <br />. The Cassandro Wash Dam, completed in 1996 to protect North Wickenhurg, '.functioned as designed and the homes were protected <br />from flooding", states Skip Blunt, noodplain Manager for the City of Wickenhurg. ' <br /> <br />Costs and Funding Sources C'ossandrv Wash Dam <br />Total Project Cost = $5 million <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Note <br /> <br />* "1 % ch'lIlce" = a flood event that ha., a 1 % chance of occurring or being exceeded in any given year. <br />the "100 year flood". <br /> <br />. <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />This is a replacement tenn for I <br /> <br />! <br /> <br />Arizona / Mitigation Success Stories / 7 <br />