Essentially, levees protect people from water; it's a physical barrier from our homes, schools, and neighborhoods, Suen tells CBS Sacramento. And there is a bill in the works to repair them.
Democratic state Senator Jerry McNerney introduced SB 872 that would direct $300 million annually in greenhouse gas reduction fund (GGRF) dollars to levee repairs in the delta and to shore up SWP's canals to prevent interruptions in essential water deliveries.
It's a bill backed by Suen and the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency, who signed a letter of support, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors.
The bill would include, according to Suen, fixing their levees to prevent subsidence and saltwater intrusion. Suen told CBS Sacramento in the Sacramento-San Joaquin area, "we are surrounded by levees."
"A lot of these levees have been built at least over 100 years ago. There's a lot of levees that need help in maintenance, and the flood protection community has always struggled with getting adequate funding for levee maintenance," Suen said. "And so any help that we can get to fund this critical infrastructure is extremely important."
"We see our roads and freeways all the time. We drive on them, but oftentimes the levees, they're out in rural and agricultural areas," Suen said. "They're not readily observable, in terms of when they have a problem, because it's underground a lot of times. So you don't see it always. Those are the things that we need to maintain focus on and provide some funding to make sure that these levees can be maintained."
"Seeing how flooding can destroy communities, but also seeing how when you have adequate infrastructure that can protect communities, those same communities can thrive and become great in their own way," Suen said. "Everybody's home is where the heart is, and so making sure we protect our homes and businesses is paramount."
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