Clean, Safe Creeks &
Natural Flood Protection Plan

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Outcome 1: Flood protection for homes, schools, businesses and transportation

Outcome 1 of the Clean, Safe Creeks and Natural Flood Protection Plan is designed to protect homes, schools, businesses and transportation networks from flooding.

The Plan includes nine new flood protection projects to safeguard approximately 16,000 parcels, including homes, schools, businesses, agricultural lands and public facilities. Vital transportation networks (220 miles of streets and highways in all) will also be protected by these projects.

The nine flood protection projects, and their status at the end of 2006:

PERMANENTE CREEK
From San Francisco Bay to El Camino Real, protecting 1,664 parcels in Mountain View

• Planning underway and to be completed by December 2007.
• Design to be completed by December 2009 and construction slated to begin in June 2010.

SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK
Planning and design only from San Francisco Bay to Searsville Dam in Palo Alto

• A feasibility study is being conducted by the federal partner, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Project design will be delayed at least five years due to low levels of funding appropriated by Congress.

SUNNYVALE WEST AND EAST CHANNELS
Protecting 1,629 parcels in Sunnyvale, Cupertino and San Jose

• Planning and environmental review phases of Sunnyvale West and East Channels being combined to increase cost effectiveness.
• Construction of Sunnyvale West Channel improvements slated to begin in 2012.
• Construction slated to begin in June 2013.

CALABAZAS CREEK
From Miller to Wardell, protecting nearly 2,500 parcels in the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San Jose, Santa Clara and Saratoga.

• Planning phase currently underway and to be completed by December 2007.
• Feasible alternatives analysis initiated.
• Design to be completed by June 2010, followed by two to three years of construction.

UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER
From Interstate 280 to Blossom Hill Road, protecting nearly 6,989 parcels in San Jose

• Construction of the Willow Glen Way Bridge began in May 2006.
• Completed design of second fi sh barrier removal project on Guadalupe creek, near Hicks Road.
• Project on schedule, though construction of channel improvements has been delayed due to lack of congressional construction authorization.

UPPER BERRYESSA CREEK
From Calaveras Boulevard to Old Piedmont, protecting 1,814 parcels in Milpitas and San Jose

• Federal partner, the Army Corps proceeding with planning works.
• If Congressional appropriations are provided for this project, construction is estimated to begin in 2010.

COYOTE CREEK
From Montague Expressway to I-280 (Planning, design and partial construction), protecting 1,400 parcels in San Jose

• Conceptual alternatives development begun.

UPPER LLAGAS CREEK
From Buena Vista Avenue to Wright Avenue, protecting 1,397 parcels in Morgan Hill

• Completed District and City of Morgan Hill cost-shared project work - Property acquisitions for the project continues
• The project at risk due to a recent reevaluation of its benefit/cost ratio by the federal project partner, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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In addition to the nine flood protection projects identified in the plan, the District also removes sediment from stream beds to preserve flood flow capacity.

SEDIMENT REMOVAL TO PRESERVE FLOOD PROTECTION CAPACITY

• Removed 44,824 cubic yards (5,600 dump truck loads) in the first five years of the program compared to the target of 40,000 cubic yards.

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