As floods endanger the San Joaquin Valley, Governor Newsom cuts funding for floodplains

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The governor eliminated $40 million for restoring floodplains, halting projects that help protect vulnerable, disadvantaged communities like Stockton. San Joaquin Valley legislators are pushing back.

Last fall, when the state Legislature authorized $40 million for floodplain restoration, Julie Rentner knew just what she would do with it. Her group, River Partners, would spend more than a quarter of the funds buying a 500-acre dairy farm abutting the San Joaquin River in Stanislaus County.

Then millions more would be spent on removing debris, sheds, manure heaps and levees. They would plant native vegetation, and eventually restore the parcel to its natural state as a woodland and floodplain.

As floods endanger the San Joaquin Valley, Newsom cuts funding for floodplains

 

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Here is another relevant article and this is good news.

Governor Newsom Reinstates Critical Funding for Central Valley Ecosystems, Communities

River Partners is thrilled to announce that Governor Newsom’s revised state budget released in May reinstated $40 million in critical river-restoration funding to enhance ecosystems and communities throughout the San Joaquin Valley.

This downpayment on a brighter future for the valley will support River Partners’ efforts to restore the region’s floodplains to boost flood safety, increase water resiliency, support threatened wildlife, and much more.

With catastrophic flooding and prolonged drought predicted to grow in the coming decades, this funding represents an essential investment in building climate resiliency in the valley and beyond.

Governor Reinstates Critical Funding for Central Valley Ecosystems, Communities - River Partners