Poso Creek must be top priority for state flood funding, says McFarland mayor
Several flood safety projects in the Central Valley will get $21.5 million in state funding, about half of what proponents had hoped for. It’s not known yet which projects that money will pay for, though the enacting legislation states $5 million must be spent on flood protection in the Miles and Bear creeks in Merced County. Those creeks caused serious damage in the 2023 floods, nearly destroying the entire town of Planada. How the remaining $16.5 million will be used is still to be decided but McFarland Mayor Saul Ayon said work on Poso Creek “…absolutely must be the top priority.”
Other flood management news:
- KCRW (Santa Monica, Calif.): Residents want a natural LA River. Officials say it’s risky
- California WaterBlog: Representing interannual variability for environmental flow operations: the functional flow regime
