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SAFEKA board hears federal shutdown risks to levee reviews; SB 639 extends levee certification deadline to 2030, Sweetie Ranch pump station shows progress
Summary
The Secondary Flood Control Agency (SAFEKA) Board of Directors on Oct. 16 was briefed on potential federal delays to levee reviews amid a stalled congressional budget, the governor’s signing of Senate Bill 639 extending levee-certification deadlines to 2030, and construction progress at the Sweetie Ranch pump station.
The Secondary Flood Control Agency (SAFEKA) Board of Directors on Oct. 16 was briefed on potential federal delays to levee- and dam-related reviews amid a stalled congressional budget process, heard that the governor signed Senate Bill 639 extending certification deadlines to 2030, and received an update that the Sweetie Ranch pump station is out of the ground and the adjacent levee is being backfilled.
Executive Director Jason Campbell said the federal fiscal year budget remained unresolved and that “we are in shutdown mode,” adding that the Bureau of Reclamation has staff who perform reviews that could be furloughed and that those…
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