Board authorizes staff comments on Yolo Bypass, Army Corps report and Bay‑Delta draft; asks for position‑statement refinements
County staff updated the board on regional flood, habitat and water‑supply initiatives — including the Army Corps draft feasibility report that tentatively selects a Fremont Weir expansion and setback levee — and the board authorized staff to submit comment letters consistent with county policy while asking a subcommittee to refine the position statement.
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Sabrina Snyder and county counsel Phil Pogletic briefed the Board of Supervisors on a complex bundle of regional projects affecting the Yolo Bypass and the Delta. The board focused on three interrelated initiatives: the Army Corps' Yolo Bypass comprehensive study (draft feasibility report released Aug. 20), the State Water Resources Control Board's Bay‑Delta Plan update (Healthy Rivers and Landscapes option) and renewal of the Yolo Bypass Cashflow Partnership governance framework.
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