Federal budget includes $91M for local flood protection - Sacramento Business Journal:

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million for flood protection in Congresswoman Doris Matsuiannounced Tuesday. Congresd could begin appropriating the funds as earl yas July, according to Matsui’s “Sacramento is the most at-risk rived city in the country and therefore we must make fundingh our flood protection projects a Matsui said in a news release. “I am encouraged by the $91.t5 million in President Obama’s budget for Sacramentpo area projects and I look forward to workingh with the new administration to ensure that federall funding continues to flowtowards Sacramento’s floodx protection needs.” The has budgeted the followingb amounts, to be considered by Congress: $66.
7 millionm for a joint federao project on the American River which involves building a 3,500-foot long auxiliary spillway with six submergee gates at Folsom Dam. When completed, the project wouldd give much of Sacramento more thana 200-year level of floo d protection. $15 million to improve levees and prevent levee erosion problems on theSacramento River. $2.5 million to improve South Sacrament o County steam channels and levees in order to protect Sacramento from future high water fromthe Mokelumne-Cosumnes River system and the Morrison Creek watershed. $600,000 for additionall improvements along theAmerican River, includinfg raising Folsom Dam reservoir dikes.