03/29/2024

After Storms, Oroville, Brown Proposes Almost $500M In Flood Upgrades

In response to this year’s storms and the emergency at Oroville Dam, California Governor Jerry Brown wants to expedite a half-billion dollars in funding for flood repairs and upgrades. 

If approved by lawmakers, the plan would only marginally increase the total amount of money for water infrastructure, but use already set-aside funds more quickly. That includes spending $400 million from the water bond voters approved in 2014 for local flood control projects over the next two years. 

Other funding, including $50 million from designated in this year’s budgets to catch up on levee maintenance, would instead be used to update emergency response plans, make immediate repairs in areas still at risk of flooding this season, and assess risks at levees.

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