As Marin County wrestles with coastal flooding, king tides and federal bureaucracy, two significant flood control projects are suspended and they won’t be restarted until the county can figure out how to balance all the interests. … In early January, Marin County had multiple low-lying area floods. Though it’s not the first time, Marin is becoming an early model for what will impact other bay side and seaside communities as sea level rises, flooding other areas. … A flood control project to lessen or eliminate flooding here is now on hold by the county after FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said work here could flood other locales further downstream. 

Other flood control news:

• The Sonoma Index-Tribune (Calif.): Sonoma Ecology Center awarded $2.5 million for restoration work