CITY OF PRESCOTT REPORTS NO WASTEWATER ENTERING SURFACE WATER

THE CITY OF PRESCOTT REPORTED THAT AS OF NOON THURSDAY, NO WASTEWATER WAS ENTERING INTO THE SURFACE WATERWAYS. 

GRANITE CREEK PARK WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL CITY CREWS CAN COMPLETE INSPECTION, CLEAN-UP AND DISINFECTION OF THE AREA. CITIZENS ARE URGED TO OBEY SIGNS AND STAY OUT OF POSTED CLOSURE AREAS. WALKING OR DRIVING THROUGH CONTAMINATED AREAS CAN SPREAD THE CONTAMINATION AND COULD EXTEND THE PARK CLOSURE. ONCE TESTING SHOWS THAT THE PARK IS SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC, IT WILL BE REOPENED. 

THE CITY OF PRESCOTT CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE DAMS AND FLOWS IN THE AREA CREEKS. FLOWS ARE SUBSIDING, HOWEVER THEY ARE STILL HIGHER THAN NORMAL FLOWS. RELEASE OF WATER FROM THE WILLOW CREEK DAM (WILLOW LAKE) AND GRANITE CREEK DAM (WATSON LAKE) WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE LAKES RETURN TO SAFE LEVELS. 

LOW WATER CROSSING CLOSURES ARE STILL IN EFFECT IN SOME AREAS AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THE FLOWS HAVE STOPPED OVER-TOPPING THE CROSSINGS.

CURRENT CLOSURES INCLUDE: 

• LINCOLN ST 

• N. GRANITE ST 

• SUNSET 

• JOSEPH @ CHEERY 

• CLEARWATER @ ROBIN