Who will build and maintain flood control levees?
A. Flood protection levees are part of both action alternatives. The Coastal Conservancy and Santa Clara Valley Water District are working collaboratively with the Corps of Engineers to perform the Santa Clara County and Alviso Ponds Feasibility Study. If the Study indicates a cost-effective Federal interest in construction of flood protection levees, Congress may authorize a project to do so. Such an authorized project would be eligible for Federal cost-sharing with a local sponsor. A likely local sponsor for a levee construction project in Santa Clara County would be the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Under this scenario, the Corps of Engineers would construct the levees, and the Water District would then take on the maintenance responsibility for those levees.
A. The Coastal Conservancy and Santa Clara Valley Water District are working collaboratively with the Corps of Engineers to perform the Santa Clara County and Alviso Ponds Feasibility Study. If the Study indicates a cost-effective Federal interest in construction of flood protection levees, Congress may authorize a project to do so. Such an authorized project would be eligible for Federal cost-sharing with a local sponsor. A likely local sponsor for a levee construction project in Santa Clara County would be the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Under this scenario, the Corps of Engineers would construct the levees, and the Water District would then take on the maintenance responsibility for those levees.
