$9.7 million in federal funds arrives for long-awaited Petaluma River dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be allocating roughly $9.7 million this year to pay for the project, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, announced Monday. An additional $1.3 million was set aside for preliminary work to eventually dredge the San Rafael Canal. The Army Corps is supposed to maintain the 18-mile river every four years but has fallen way behind on that commitment.
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