On May 12, 2012, the Community Focus segment
on KCBC radio interviewed Roger Churchwell,
Deputy Executive Director, covering topics
such as the National Flood
Insurance Program, the Lower San Joaquin
River Feasibility Study, the Smith Canal
Gate and levee safety in general.
Click here
to listen to the interview.
State of California signs cost-share agreement for Lower San Joaquin
River Feasibility Study
(Sacramento,
CA). The State
of California has officially become a partner to
the Federal Cost Share Agreement (FCSA) for the
Lower
San Joaquin River Feasibility Study.
Pictured below is USACE Sacramento District
Colonel Tom Chapman and SJAFCA Executive
Director Jim Giottonini, along with Central
Valley Flood Protection Board President Ben
Carter (center), signing the FCSA on June 25,
2010. The initial cost-share agreement, which
was signed on February 19, 2009, did not include
the state of California as a partner. Future
flood protection improvements for our community
are dependent on the continued success of the
Lower San Joaquin River Feasibility Study. In
addition to providing flood control benefits,
the study will also identify environmental
restoration and recreational enhancement
opportunities for our region, enhance natural
flood plain values, assist in managing
sustainable urban development, and preserve
agricultural areas. The State of
California's sponsorship is significant as the
State will help provide additional funding and
resources needed to complete the study.
June 25, 2010
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Meeting In
this photo and present at the signing of
the FCSA Central Valley Flood
Protection Board staff San Joaquin Area
Flood Control Agency staff State of
California Department of Water Resources
staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
Sacramento District staff
