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Sacramento is getting another $21 million in federal economic stimulus funds for flood-control projects.
The largest share of the new funding, $14 million, will help pay for flood-safety improvements at 96 locations in the area, including slurry wall sections on the American River, a closure structure at Mayhew Drain, and modification of the Natomas Cross Canal flood warning system.
Another $4 million will go toward 3,000 feet of levee improvements on the South Sacramento streams project, while $3 million funds restoration of 55 acres of oak and riparian habitat along the American River, required as part of Folsom Dam improvements.
The funding comes via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It is in addition to about $180 million previously announced for the Sacramento area under the act for water and community projects.
"These federal funds are addressing vital needs within our community, from rebuilding schools, to helping the homeless, to addressing public safety issues," Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, said in a statement.
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The largest share of the new funding, $14 million, will help pay for flood-safety improvements at 96 locations in the area, including slurry wall sections on the American River, a closure structure at Mayhew Drain, and modification of the Natomas Cross Canal flood warning system.
Another $4 million will go toward 3,000 feet of levee improvements on the South Sacramento streams project, while $3 million funds restoration of 55 acres of oak and riparian habitat along the American River, required as part of Folsom Dam improvements.
The funding comes via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It is in addition to about $180 million previously announced for the Sacramento area under the act for water and community projects.
"These federal funds are addressing vital needs within our community, from rebuilding schools, to helping the homeless, to addressing public safety issues," Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, said in a statement.
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