Federal funds aren’t likely to reach the massive flood control and habitat restoration project this year, so the partners in the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (JPA) agreed last week to use $100,000 of Santa Clara Valley Water District money to finish a hydraulic study.
The study, and ongoing mapping projects, are critical preliminary steps needed to design even smaller flood control projects, Executive Director Cynthia D’Agosta has said.
The mapping will be completed next summer. Ms. D’Agosta said she plans to know more about the JPA’s direction, and alternative sources of funds, in January, after she meets with U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park.
The JPA is also considering hiring consultants independent of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has been orchestrating the project, Ms. D’Agosta said.
— Palo Alto Weekly
