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OneShoreline and CAG outline regional flood‑resilience work and a San Bruno Creek pilot
Summary
OneShoreline and the County association (CAG) presented regional flood‑resilience and one‑watershed plans for San Bruno, including a FEMA grant for 30% design, a $650,000 state grant for One Watershed framework, community engagement and pilot projects to address sea‑level rise, storm surge and drainage upgrades.
OneShoreline and the Bay‑Area regional water planning group briefed the San Bruno City Council on Jan. 28 about ongoing regional work to address flooding, sea‑level rise and stormwater resilience and described a local pilot to study solutions in the San Bruno Creek watershed.
OneShoreline staff summarized the agency’s role, noting legacy pump stations and a tide gate dating from mid‑20th century and a pre‑flood zone that collects roughly $450,000 a year; staff said the agency has about $4 million in reserves available for projects. The presentation emphasized that the agency is shifting from reactive maintenance toward coordinated regional planning to prepare for higher tides and more extreme storms.
CAG (the county transportation/water quality association) presented a draft One Watershed framework and a grant‑funded pilot focused on integrated stormwater and water‑supply resilience. CAG described its green stormwater infrastructure approach — including street‑level retention, school/park retrofits and larger regional storage projects such as Orange Park in South San Francisco — and said the draft report and online dashboard will be finalized with public input; the group has roughly $650,000 in state grant funding for the framework and is pursuing additional federal funding for pilot projects.
Why it matters: presentations tied regional planning, local storm‑drain repairs (including City Measure Q funds) and community outreach (resilient San Bruno workshops). OneShoreline and CAG said short‑term “low‑hanging‑fruit” projects are already underway and that the regional project will need multi‑agency design, funding and storm‑drain upgrades in San Bruno to meaningfully reduce flooding risks.
Next steps and community engagement: both agencies described near‑term steps — a 30% design phase supported by a FEMA grant (with a required local match), a community vulnerability assessment and a spring schedule of local workshops for pilot design. OneShoreline and CAG invited ongoing staff collaboration and promised to return with more detailed designs and funding requests.
