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Madera County asks state to study taking over maintenance of project levees and channels
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution asking state agencies to study shifting operation and maintenance responsibility for project levees and channels to a state maintenance district, citing chronic local funding shortfalls and liability risk.
MADERA — The Madera County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to ask state officials to study transferring operation and maintenance responsibility for project levees and channels to a state maintenance district.
The board adopted a resolution authorizing staff to request that the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) prepare the scope and cost estimate needed to consider forming a state maintenance district to operate project levees and channels. The motion passed on a 5-0 roll call vote.
County staff, led by Stephanie Agneson, director of Water and Natural Resources, told the board that current local funding is inadequate to maintain project levees and channels and to correct deficiencies required to maintain eligibility for federal assistance under Public Law…
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