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Consider:
a. Receiving a status report on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project ("Project"); and
b. Approving and authorizing the Chair to sign the Section 221 MOU Agreement and Design Agreement between the Department of the Army and the joint non-federal sponsors (the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Monterey County Water Resources Agency), and associated Certification Regarding Lobbying.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a status report on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project ("Project"); and
b. Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Section 221 MOU Agreement and Design Agreement between the Department of the Army and the joint non-federal sponsors (the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Monterey County Water Resources Agency), and associated Certification Regarding Lobbying.
SUMMARY:
Agency staff continues to coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the State Department of Water Resources, and the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to maintain progress on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project ("Project") and to secure federal and state investment in the Project. A summary of the ongoing Project work is provided below.
DISCUSSION:
Background
The Pajaro River Federal Flood Control Project was built in 1949 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps" or "USACE") and is maintained jointly by the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District - Zone 7 ("District" or "Zone 7") and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("MCWRA"). Since the construction of the levee system in 1949, there have been four major floods on the Pajaro River and its tributaries in 1955, 1958, 1995, and 1998 that have resulted in significant inundation and damage caused by overtopp...
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