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Controlled burns at EOP began this week

The City of Sierra Vista Public Works Department conducted the first in a series of controlled burns at the Environmental Operations Park on Thursday and today.

The burns are part of annual maintenance for the City’s wastewater treatment facility. They reduce mosquitoes, clear dying vegetation to promote new growth, and aerate soil for the coming spring.

The burns are conducted on weekdays, starting in the morning and lasting until about noon each day. The burns will continue in over the next two weeks, depending on when they can be conducted. The schedule varies based on weather conditions and updates will be posted by the City on Facebook and Twitter when burns are conducted.

The Environmental Operations Park is located at 6801 Highway 90 and the burns sometimes produce smoke on the east side of Sierra Vista that can be seen from several miles away.