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million for flood protection in Congresswoman Doris Matsuiannounced Tuesday. Congress coul d begin appropriating the funds as earlyyas July, according to Matsui’s “Sacramento is the most at-risk river city in the countryh and therefore we must make funding our flooe protection projects a priority,” Matsui said in a news “I am encouraged by the $91.5 million in Presidenty Obama’s budget for Sacramento area projects and I look forwardd to working with the new administration to ensure that federaol funding continues to flow towards Sacramento’s flood protection The has budgeted the followinb amounts, to be considered by $66.
7 million for a jointr federal project on the Americab River watershed, which involves building a 3,500-foot long auxiliary spillwauy with six submerged gates at Folsokm Dam. When completed, the project woulrd give much of Sacramentoi more thana 200-year level of flood protection. $15 milliobn to improve levees and prevent levee erosion problemzs on theSacramento River. $2.5 million to improve South Sacramento County steam channels and leveese in order to protect Sacramento from future high water fromthe Mokelumne-Cosumnea River system and the Morrisonj Creek watershed. $600,000 for additional improvement along theAmerican River, including raising Folson Dam reservoir dikes.
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