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Oxnard joins county project to build Santa Clara River levee reach; council accepts $1 million state grant
Summary
The City Council accepted a $1 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources toward construction of the Santa Clara River (SCR3) levee reach. County officials described regional cooperation and estimated the project protects roughly 6,000 homes and has a high benefit‑cost ratio.
The City Council on Dec. 17 voted to accept a $1 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources toward construction of the Santa Clara River Reach 3 levee project, joining a regional funding package led by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District.
Ventura County staff explained the SCR3 project is intended to certify flood protection for neighborhoods on the downstream reaches of the Santa Clara River and to reduce the area’s exposure to 1%‑annual‑chance floods. Gerard Kapusick, Strategic Resiliency Group Manager for the Ventura County Watershed…
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