It’s one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area — but can Marin fix its $17 billion problem?
… With its 70 miles of coastline and 40 miles of bay shore, Marin is one of the counties most vulnerable to sea level rise in the Bay Area. … It will cost an estimated $17 billion to protect Marin County from the 2 feet of sea level rise expected toward the end of the century, according to a recent study, and federal grants for climate change projects have disappeared. The county has to balance both long-term and immediate needs that are increasingly overlapping, such as $25 million to fix an aging levee in San Rafael that was damaged during the recent flooding.
Other Marin flooding news:
- Marin Independent Journal (San Rafael, Calif.): Highway 101 flooding solution in central Marin remains years away
- Marin Independent Journal (San Rafael, Calif.): Marin’s king tide preparations worked — until they didn’t
