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October 23, 2002 "SKAGIT RISK" FLOOD VIDEO AVAILABLE AT AREA LIBRARIES New website online on Skagit River Flood Prevention/Salmon Restoration Project SKAGIT COUNTY - A nine-minute video, entitled "The Skagit Risk," is available for free check out at the Burlington, Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley public libraries. The video identifies the problems related to flood events in the Skagit Valley and provides information about the Skagit River Flood Prevention/Salmon Restoration Project, a study being conducted by Skagit County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine a cost effective method for safely managing large flood events in the Skagit Valley. Also, a new website on the project is available for viewing at www.skagitcounty.net/flood project. "We are continually seeking public input on this project, and to date have given more than 50 presentations in the community," said Skagit County Communications Director Dan Berentson. Any group, club, or organization interested in a presentation on the Skagit River Flood Prevention/Salmon Restoration Project, please contact Berentson at 336-3461.
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