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Flood protection project
Lower Berryessa Creek
Flood Protection Project
Project description:
The District is committed to the Corps and
City of Milpitas to construct a project that will provide protection
from the 100-year flood event along Berryessa Creek between the Lower
Penitencia Creek confluence and Calaveras Boulevard. Included in this
project are improvements to the lower reaches of both Calera and Tularcitos
Creeks. These improvements are needed due to the back water effect on
these tributaries. The project also includes coordination with the City
of Milpitas Trails Master Plan. District maintenance requirements, and
the Corps' project upstream of Calaveras Boulevard. The length of the
project is 8,850 feet (1.7 miles). The creek is bordered by residential
development on both sides, and traverses through the center of Milpitas
in a highly developed area. Project deliverable is an Engineer's Report
and Environmental Clearance that will recommend an alternative for improving
the channel to accommodate the 100-year flood event safely.
Goals and objectives:
- Provide protection to the surrounding area (up to 3,400
homes, businesses and public facilities) from the 100-year flood.
- Improve the structural integrity of the levees.
- Improve maintenance access and safety of District staff.
- Incorporate the City of Milpitas' recreational trail
and bridge project.
- Seek to obtain a LOMR from FEMA, revising flood insurance
rate maps and thus reducing the required insurance for the local community.
Check here for:
October 11, 2007 public meeting
September 28, 2005 public meeting
Fact sheet
Progress report
Project contact:
For more information about this project, contact:
Marc Klemencic, Manager,
Coyote Watershed, Santa Clara Valley Water
District, at (408) 265-2600, ext. 2084.
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Flooding history:
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