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SECA executive director: Congress ordered $1.4 billion Corps cut; Folsom Dam gate work and dike repairs continue
Summary
Executive Director Johnson told the Secretary of Flood Control Agency board of directors on March 20 that Congress passed a continuing resolution preserving FY2024 funding levels but ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cut $1.4 billion from construction projects and to submit a 60‑day work plan.
Executive Director Johnson told the Secretary of Flood Control Agency board of directors on March 20 that Congress passed a continuing resolution keeping federal funding at the FY2024 level for the remainder of the year but directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce construction-project funding by $1.4 billion and to provide a 60‑day work plan describing how those cuts will be implemented.
Johnson said two SECA projects receive annual Corps funding — which he identified as “the Thomas and our study” — but the Corps’ headquarters had not released exact FY2025 numbers; he said those figures were likely to be available in a month or two.
Johnson described recent construction activity on projects the board tracks. He said Gate 8 at Folsom Dam is being used as a proof of concept for the installation of interlinked stop logs; work has included corbel repairs to allow stop‑log installation, setup of dewatering and scaffolding, and preparatory work to remove and inspect the gate components. He said that Gate 8 “is the one where they’re going to do that first so that they can see all the things we don’t know and then figure them all out.”
On Dike 1, Johnson said crews are installing a geomembrane and placing aggregate base to allow road construction. On Dike 6, he said contractors are excavating footings for a flood wall and exposing and cutting off grout pipes from prior foundation repairs.
Johnson said the agency’s delegation will travel to Washington, D.C., during the first week of April and that there will be no executive committee meeting that week.
No board vote was taken on funding matters at the March 20 meeting; Johnson’s report was delivered for the board’s information.
“We’ll be able to continue moving forward on both those, but at least the federal government’s funded for the rest of the year,” Johnson said when summarizing near‑term prospects, adding that exact Corps allocations for SECA projects remained pending.
