WHAT TO KNOW: The Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project will construct levees and improvements along the lower Pajaro River and its tributaries to provide 100-year flood risk reduction in the area – up from the existing eight-year level of protection. Since taking office, Governor Newsom has advanced funding and key legislation to move the project forward and protect local communities.
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today highlighted progress on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, which will provide 100-year flood risk reduction to the City of Watsonville, the Town of Pajaro and surrounding agricultural areas. The Governor has signed legislation to provide advanced funding for the project, cover 100 percent of non-federal costs, and streamline environmental review.
Today, state, federal and local leaders commemorated the signing of the Project Partnership Agreement, which outlines the cost sharing and execution of work under the project that will be managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency. Construction is expected to start in the summer of 2024.
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