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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently awarded $5 million in funding to seven emergency response agencies within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to increase their ability to respond to flood emergencies. This funding will help to improve the emergency response efforts for first responders and help these communities prepare for threats of flooding in the Delta, which is increasingly vulnerable to flooding from storm events and sea level rise.
“DWR works with communities across the state to prevent flooding, but we must also be prepared to respond when flood emergencies put public safety at risk,” said Gary Lippner, DWR Deputy Director of Flood Management and Dam Safety. “This funding will help bolster emergency response efforts in flooding events, which may happen at any time.”
The grant awards will provide funding to Delta emergency response agencies to develop flood safety plans, conduct training and emergency exercises, create and distribute flood fight materials and invest in communications equipment. Award recipients include:
- San Joaquin County: $1.6 million
- Yolo County: $1.56 million
- Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District: $462,000
- Bradford Island Reclamation District 2059: $450,000
- City of Sacramento: $306,000
- Hotchkiss Tract Reclamation District 799: $305,000
- City of Isleton: $250,000
A complete list of these grants and previous grant awards can be found on the Flood Emergency Response Projects Grants webpage.
