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Ah...I guess the levee system repair thing got authorized by Obama...so that's good:
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A major roadblock to completion of critical levee repairs in Sacramento’s Natomas basin was cleared Tuesday when President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act into law.
The act, blocked for years by partisan battles in Congress, authorizes 34 projects across the nation totaling $12.3 billion. Among them, it directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen 24 miles of levees protecting Natomas, a project estimated to cost $760 million. The Natomas floodplain north of downtown Sacramento is home to 100,000 people and property worth more than $7 billion. A levee breach could put many homes and businesses in the area under 20 feet of water, according to federal flood maps.
Since 2008, when its levees were deemed vulnerable to seepage, Natomas has been under a de facto building moratorium and flood-insurance requirement while the legislation languished.
“The people of Natomas have waited too long for this day, but because of a lot of hard work, we are finally here,” said Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, who fought for years to move the legislation along.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local…