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ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) -- Officials are worried their cash-strapped southern Utah county will be on the hook for millions of dollars in repairs after flooding last month.
Washington County Administrator Dean Cox tells The Spectrum of St. George that he's not sure where the estimated $20 million for repairs will come from.
Cox and public works chief Ron Whitehead say that after flooding in 2005, then-President George W. Bush issued a disaster declaration and the federal government paid 75 percent of the cost of repairs.
The state also provided $25 million in low-interest loans.
This time, there was no federal or state disaster declaration.
Officials reported roads and bridges were damaged or washed out during flooding the week before Christmas in areas including near St. George and Gunlock.
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