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Corte Madera outlines 2026 flood-control work plan; Shorebird Marsh pump-station design underway amid funding gap
Summary
Town staff reviewed 2025 accomplishments and a draft 2026 flood-control work plan that includes pump-station short‑term repairs, a 2026 storm‑drain replacement project, open‑channel maintenance, and design work on the Shorebird Marsh pump station; staff warned the Shorebird replacement could cost about $8 million and that disposal and dewatering of dredged material are recurring cost drivers.
At its Dec. 8 meeting the Corte Madera Flood Board reviewed last year’s flood-control work and a draft 2026 work plan that emphasizes pump‑station repairs, storm‑drain replacements and the Shorebird Marsh pump-station replacement project, which is now in design.
Town public-works staff (unnamed) summarized 2025 accomplishments drawn from the storm‑drain master plan, including the Heart Street connector storm‑drain upgrade (new 30‑inch minimum pipes), pipe replacements at several failed corrugated-metal locations, and a $75,000 CCTV and cleaning program. “We initiated a $75,000…
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