Flooding along Johnson Lane for the second summer in a row in 2015 prompted residents to sue the county in 2016. R-C File photo by Brad Coman
A decision and environmental assessment for the Johnson Lane Area Drainage Master Plan Implementation Project has been issued by the Bureau of Land Management’s Sierra Front Field Office.
The assessment addresses regional flooding problems of the Johnson Lane community located 6.5 miles northeast of Minden. It was prepared to determine the effects that could occur from the proposed Action and to identify any mitigation measures that may be needed to protect resources.
“This project will help mitigate major flooding events which have been occurring in this area for some time,” said Kimberly Dow, Carson City District Manager.
The project will provide Douglas County with access to public lands managed by the BLM through a right-of-way grant for constructing regional flood mitigation improvements (sediment basins, interceptor and conveyance channels, channel protection, and access roads). This was designed and hydrologically modeled in the 2018 Johnson Lane drainage plan. Major flood events, costly public and private property damage, threats to human health and safety, and future development planning have driven the need for this project.
Flooding and sedimentation hazards in the Johnson Lane community would be controlled through construction of a series of detention basins, interceptor channels, and conveyance channels. These features would be constructed by Douglas County. Existing roads would be used and improved where feasible and several new access roads would need to be constructed as well. Swale features would direct sheet flow to the basins and channels.
Documents including project maps are available at: https://go.usa.gov/xFgaJ
For more information about the project contact Douglas County Stormwater Manager Courtney Walker at cwalker@douglasnv.us. Phone (775) 782-6215.
