SAFECA project update: import-borrow testing, Stone Lock value-engineering and Deep Water Shipping Channel study
Apr 17, 2026
Staff reported progress on multiple levee and flood-protection projects, including import-borrow geotechnical testing to identify levee-fill material, a Stone Lock value-engineering study, a pump-station ribbon-cutting with noted efficiency checks, and a design charette planned for the Deep Water Shipping Channel closure structure; staff also said a FY28 appropriation ask is expected and that geotechnical work will be put on a standalone RFP.
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At the April 16 meeting, SAFECA project staff gave a detailed status update on flood-protection projects across West Sacramento, describing geotechnical testing, permitting coordination, and near-term procurements that will shape levee construction and operations.
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