Newsom recently signed off on Senate Bill 489, clearing the way for the Department of Water Resources to advance gap financing to the $400 million project that seeks to overhaul the Pajaro River le…
WATSONVILLE – A financial gap in the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project will likely soon get filled after Gov. Gavin Newsom authorized funding assistance from the state that would help bring flood protections to South Santa Cruz County at long last.
Newsom recently signed off on Senate Bill 489, clearing the way for the Department of Water Resources to advance gap financing to the $400 million project that seeks to overhaul the Pajaro River levee system that has repeatedly provided inadequate protection for local residents. “The current configuration of flood protection, a levee system constructed in 1949, provides only five-year flood protection along the Pajaro River and seven-year flood protection along Salsipuedes Creek. Since its construction, the region has experienced six major floods – the 1995 event caused over $95 million in damages and two people lost their lives,” the bill’s author, Sen. John Laird , said in a prepared statement.
Once renovations are complete, the project will ultimately provide 100-year flood protection for the City of Watsonville and town of Pajaro, where many economically disadvantaged and underserved community members live, according to the“Our communities have waited decades for adequate flood protection and this legislation helps expedite funding from the state ensuring we stay on track to have this project begin as soon as we possibly can,” District 2 Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend told...
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