ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT FY 2010
APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

Agency:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Project Title:  American River Watershed (Common Features)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,700,000

This project will provide flood damage reduction improvements along the lower American River, the Sacramento River, and the Natomas Cross Canal.  It will significantly reduce the possibility of loss of life and flood damage by improving the levee system protecting the Sacramento Metropolitan area from flooding. This reduced risk means a diminished chance that the federal government will need to provide federal disaster relief, thus reducing the burden on taxpayers. The President’s Budget includes $6.7 million for this project.

Project Title:  American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Modification Project)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Amount Requested:  $66,700,000

These modifications will increase the discharge capacity during the early part of flood operations, allowing Folsom Reservoir to have increased storage available during the peak of a storm and reducing the chance of flooding in Sacramento. Since the federal government provides emergency disaster relief to areas in the event of flooding, this project will potentially save taxpayers billions of dollars, by mitigating the damage a flood could cause. The President’s Budget includes $66.7 million for this project.

Project Title: American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Raise)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Amount Requested:  $600,000

Raising Folsom Dam is a key component of reducing Sacramento’s flood risk because it will increase Folsom Dam's ability to control larger floods. Widespread flooding along the American River would cover approximately 86 square miles of Sacramento, affecting 330,000 people and $16 billion in property.  Since the federal government provides emergency disaster relief to areas in the event of flooding, this project will potentially save taxpayers billions of dollars, by mitigating the damage a flood could cause. The President’s Budget includes $600,000 for this project.

Project Title: Bay Farm Island Dike
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Alameda, CA
Amount Requested:  $3,000,000

Funding is for improvements to the City of Alameda’s dikes and floodwalls, to protect the city during severe storms. This project will benefit taxpayers because it will reduce the threat of flooding and thus, reduce the potential costs to taxpayers for property damage resulting from such flooding.

Project Title: CalFed Levee Stability Program
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, CA
Amount Requested:  $20,000,000

These funds provide the Army Corps with the resources to fix the levees in the Delta most in need of improvements, as provided for in the CalFed Bay-Delta Authorization Act (P.L. 108-361). Providing this funding is in the interest of the taxpayer because of the significant risk to California’s water supply, should levees break in the Delta. The impacts of a levee break due to flood or earthquake on life, property, water supply, and on the Delta ecosystem would be far greater than costs of preventative rehabilitation activities.

Project Title:  California (Section 5039)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Statewide, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

This program will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to provide assistance to water and wastewater projects in California. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure that projects meet important environmental safety standards from design through implementation.

Project Title: Central Valley Integrated Flood Management Study
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

This study, formerly called the Sacramento – San Joaquin Comprehensive Study, will develop a system-wide, comprehensive flood management plan for California’s Central Valley to reduce flood damage and to integrate ecosystem restoration. This proposed project will benefit the taxpayer by significantly reducing the risks posed by flood, thus limiting the potential for damage to persons or property and the cost of emergency assistance to the federal government, while at the same time restoring and protecting environmental features including wetlands as well as fish and wildlife habitat.

Project Title: Colorado Lagoon Restoration
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Long Beach, CA
Amount Requested:  $900,000

Federal funding will be used to dredge polluted sediments from the Lagoon and re-slope portions of the Lagoon’s shore to allow replanting with native wetland plants. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because restoring this lagoon will protect plants and animals that are facing extinction, while improving its recreational function. It will also benefit taxpayers by enhancing the Lagoon’s water quality, providing cleaner water that will benefit nearby residents.

Project Title: Compton Creek and Dominguez Channel Improvements
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles County, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

The requested funds will be used to assess the current level of flood protection for both Compton Creek and Dominguez Channel, and to identify environmental enhancement opportunities. Urbanization and development of the tributary watersheds have reduced the level of protection due to the increased amount of runoff that the channels must convey. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will increase flood protection for area residents and reduce the need for property owners to purchase mandatory flood insurance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Project Title: Contra Costa Canal Emergency Flood Control Project
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Contra Costa County, CA
Amount Requested:  $10,000,000

These funds will be used to replace eight miles of the Contra Costa Canal, a federally-owned facility, with a buried pipeline. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide immediate flood protection for 550,000 residents of Brentwood and Oakley that live near the levees, and will improve water quality.

Project Title: Corte Madera Creek
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Marin County, CA
Amount Requested:  $700,000

These improvements to Corte Madera Creek flood control will increase protection for the people and property in the surrounding region, which will benefit taxpayers by mitigating the damage should flooding occur.

Project Title: Cosgrove Creek
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Calaveras County, CA
Amount Requested:  $200,000

This project targets one of the most flood prone areas of Calaveras County, where three local communities experience periodic flooding from Cosgrove Creek.  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide greater protection to persons and property from flooding. In addition to providing enhanced safety from flooding, the project will enhance riparian habitat.

Project Title: Coyote Valley Dam Feasibility Study
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: Mendocino County, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

Lake Mendocino, a multipurpose facility providing flood control and water supply benefits, was created with the construction of Coyote Valley Dam.  The Coyote Valley Dam Feasibility Study will evaluate the practicality of raising the dam and other alternatives for increasing the Coyote Valley Dam water supply. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because this additional water is needed to meet the current and future water demands of Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin Counties.

Project Title: Coyote Valley Dam, Lake Mendocino (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Mendocino County, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

Coyote Valley Dam is the primary water source sustaining flow in the upper Russian River in the late summer and fall, critical time periods for Chinook salmon migration and agricultural diversions. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because modifications and procedural changes in dam operations will support salmon restoration programs and comply with the Endangered Species Act. The President’s Budget includes $3.829 million for this project.

Project Title: Crescent City Harbor (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Crescent City, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,850,000

Crescent City Harbor is a shallow-draft critical harbor, supporting a Coast Guard search and rescue station. The federal channel at Crescent City Harbor is the sole access from the Harbor to the Pacific Ocean.  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because vessels entering Crescent City, including the local Coast Guard cutter, commercial fishing and recreational vessels depend on the Federal Channel, which cannot operate effectively without proper dredging.

Project Title:  Dam Safety and Seepage/Stability Correction Program, Dam Safety Assurance Studies: Isabella Dam
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Kern County, CA
Amount Requested:  $8,000,000

Funding will be used to complete seismic, seepage and hydraulic evaluations, as well as environmental evaluations and reports. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because seepage is weakening the Dam. Additionally, the potential for seismic activity is much greater than was previously believed, further increasing the chance of catastrophic failure. Improvements and safety assurances are necessary to prevent dam failure, which will put lives and property in danger and jeopardize water supply.

Project Title: Dana Point Harbor
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Dana Point, CA
Amount Requested:  $900,000

Due to its breakwater’s current configuration, Dana Point Harbor has restricted water circulation which results in diminished water quality, causing some danger to the public. This study is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will lead to improvements that will protect public health.

Project Title: Dry Creek (Warm Springs) Lake and Channel (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sonoma County, CA
Amount Requested:  $10,000,000

This operations and maintenance funding is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it assures continued safe operation of Warm Springs Dam on Lake Sonoma. The President’s Budget includes $5.139 million for this project.

Project Title: Eagle Canyon Dam: White Water River Extension 43
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Palm Springs and Cathedral City, CA
Amount Requested:  $400,000

This extension is necessary to relieve flooding in the cities of Palm Springs and Cathedral City. It will improve regional water quality by reducing surface water run-off damage to businesses and homes. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will promote economic development, protect property, and will save many households and business owners annual flood insurance payments and flood disaster relief.

Project Title: Farmington Recharge
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:   Stockton, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

Funding will be used to continue a demonstration program to flood contained fields in the Eastern San Joaquin County Basin to recharge the groundwater supply, which has been overdrafted by 135,000 acre feet per year. An additional 70,000 acre-feet per year is needed to provide an underground hydraulic barrier to further prevent saline water intrusion and contamination.  This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect private and public property.

Project Title:  Goleta Beach
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Goleta, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

These improvements will create and maintain a wider beach for shore protection and recreation and prevent future loss of sand. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project will mitigate damage from storms and reduce erosion.

Project Title:  Grayson and Murderer’s Creeks, Walnut Creek Basin
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Contra Costa County, CA
Amount Requested:  $600,000

The project will evaluate alternatives for constructing a detention basin and bypass pipes to control flooding by these creeks, while enhancing the existing stream channels and providing ecosystem restoration. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve flood protection for 400 homes in a densely populated area.

Project Title:  Guadalupe River
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  San Jose, CA
Amount Requested:  $304,000

This project will provide 100-year flood protection for downtown San Jose’s technology and commercial industries, over 3,270 homes, four major traffic arteries and San Jose International Airport. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will prevent potential damages from a flood, which could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.

Project Title:  Hamilton Airfield Wetlands Restoration
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Marin County, CA
Amount Requested:  $14,250,000

The project site on San Pablo Bay includes 988 acres of a former military airfield and adjacent state lands.  Funding will be used to continue burying the main runway and ancillary taxiways with clean sediment from Bay Area dredging projects. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide nearly 700 acres of restored tidal and seasonal wetlands, which will act as habitat for a number of threatened and endangered species, and a disposal site for dredged material. The President’s Budget includes $14.25 million for this project.

Project Title:  Hamilton City
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Hamilton City, CA
Amount Requested:  $15,000,000

This project includes construction of 6.8 miles of levees to provide a more reliable form of flood protection for Hamilton City which has been evacuated six times in 25 years because of flood danger. This project will benefit taxpayers because the federal government provides disaster relief when flooding occurs.  These public safety improvements will potentially save the taxpayer money by diminishing the frequency and significance of damage caused by flooding in this region.

Project Title:  Harbor/South Bay Water Recycling Project
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

The Harbor/South Bay Water Recycling Project will annually develop and convey up to 48,000 acre-feet of recycled water for municipal, industrial, and environmental purposes in the Los Angeles Basin. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will reduce the demand for imported water and reduce discharges into Santa Monica Bay.

Project Title:  Humboldt Bay Long Term Sediment Management
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Humboldt Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

Funding will be used to execute the feasibility cost-sharing agreement of an ongoing study for dealing with shoaling at the entrance to Humboldt Bay.  Shoaling during the winter of 2007/08 reduced the 48 foot shipping channel to 29 feet, creating severe economic and safety impacts. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it is of critical significance to the continued revitalization of this important trade corridor, protection of the environment and improvement of navigation safety to protect life and property.

Project Title:  Humboldt Harbor and Bay (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Eureka, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,407,000

After a 12-year process, the Humboldt Bay Channel Deepening Project was completed in April 2000.  The new 48-foot deep Bar and Entrance Channels and 38-foot deep North Bay and Samoa Channels provide for greater navigation safety and improved vessel economics. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because adequate maintenance dredging sustains commerce in the channels and improves navigation safety and environmental protection. The President’s Budget includes $3.01 million for this project.

Project Title:  Kaweah River
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Farmersville, CA
Amount Requested:  $640,000

The project to rebuild the spillway at Terminus Dam and expand Lake Kaweah reservoir was completed in 2006 and is now operational. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it completes the federal commitment to this project. The President’s Budget includes $640,000 for this project.

Project Title:  Lake Tahoe Coordination, CA & NV
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Lake Tahoe, CA
Amount Requested:  $500,000

The Lake Tahoe Basin is in the midst of an extensive watershed restoration program to preserve this wild and scenic region. Funding will allow the Corps to continue providing technical assistance and planning for projects. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide recreation opportunities, support critical habitat for native flora and fauna, and protect this sensitive ecosystem.

Project Title:  Larkspur Ferry Terminal Channel and Turning Basin Dredging (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Larkspur, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,115,000

The turning basin and 2-mile Larkspur Channel requires dredging every three years to restore the depth necessary to accommodate the 7-foot draft of ferry vessels.  The channel and turning basin were last dredged in November 2006. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it is needed to maintain safe operating depths and widths for ferry service.

Project Title:  Las Gallinas Creek/Santa Venetia Levee
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Santa Venetia, CA
Amount Requested:  $375,000

The community of Santa Venetia is protected from the San Francisco Bay with five pump stations and an extensive levee system.  The levees were last repaired in 1983 and have deteriorated to such a point that rehabilitation and restoration is imminently needed. Unless corrective measures are taken, levee failures or overflow could occur, leading to significant damage. Should this occur, much of the cost of property loss will fall to the federal government, in the form of federal disaster assistance. Therefore, it is in the interest of the taxpayer to ensure that measures are taken to mitigate this risk.

Project Title:  Littlerock Dam Sediment Removal
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles County, CA
Amount Requested:  $975,000

The project will remove excess Reservoir sediment that has accumulated over time, restore the water storage and flood control capacity of the Reservoir, and prevent sediment loss. It will also protect the Arroyo toad, a federally-listed endangered species. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because removal of sediment will maintain the only local surface reservoir that is utilized by Palmdale Water District to store water for beneficial use, and will also restore the flood control capacity of the reservoir.

Project Title:  Llagas Creek
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Santa Clara County, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

The Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project will provide flood protection for 1,100 homes, 500 businesses, and over 1,300 acres of agricultural land in Santa Clara County; protect and improve water quality; and preserve the river’s habitat, fish, and wildlife. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide flood protection for people, property and infrastructure in Santa Clara County.

Project Title:  Long Beach Breakwater Study
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Long Beach, CA
Amount Requested:  $30,000

The Long Beach Breakwater is a federally-owned and operated structure, completed in 1949, which prevents wave action along much of the City of Long Beach’s coastline.  This study will determine if there are ways to reconfigure the breakwater to provide surf to the shore, while continuing to protect navigation, coastal zones, and property.  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will significantly improve shoreline and water quality.

Project Title: Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA)
Water Conservation and Supply, Hansen Dam Feasibility Study
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles County, CA
Amount Requested:  $200,000

This project will result in an increase in local water supply by allowing water to be stored behind the dam and slowly released downstream to be recharged into the groundwater aquifer. These changes will also reduce the region’s reliance on imported water by increasing local supply and improving water supply reliability for the region as a whole. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will reduce the region’s reliance on imported water by increasing local supply, thereby improving water supply reliability for the region.

Project Title:  Lower Cache Creek, Yolo County, Woodland and Vicinity
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Yolo County, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

The purpose of this project is to investigate the feasibility of increasing flood protection for the City of Woodland and the town of Yolo to 100-year storm level protection, from its current 10-year flood level protection. This feasibility study will benefit taxpayers both by preventing larger costs in the future, should flood protection not be implemented, and by determining the most effective and environmentally beneficial method to implant these protections.

Project Title:  Lower Mission Creek
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Santa Barbara, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

This project will reduce the serious flood threat to a significant portion of downtown Santa Barbara by improving key channel locations with widening and bridge replacements. This funding will enable the Corps to complete pre-engineering and design work. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect residential, commercial, and public property that is subject to major damages during floods, as well as adjacent agricultural lands.

Project Title:  Lower Walnut Creek
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Contra Costa County, CA
Amount Requested:  $600,000

The Lower Walnut Creek project is a reevaluation study of a channel constructed in the 1960s that responds to new endangered species listings and regulatory requirements that restrict traditional channel operation and maintenance. The study is intended to identify channel modifications that will allow the local sponsor to maintain the channel flood conveyance while meeting regulatory requirements and enhancing wildlife habitat. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will enhance flood protection in this region, while promoting environmental benefits and protecting this important wetland and its inhabitant species.

Project Title: Malibu Creek Watershed
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
Amount Requested:  $1,050,000

This study will develop methods to manage the flow of sediment currently blocked by the obsolete Rindge Dam, which creates a barrier to spawning grounds for the endanger Steelhead trout.  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because this project will restore habitat critical to endangered and threatened species, and provide sediment for beach renourishment.

Project Title:  Marina del Rey (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles County, CA
Amount Requested:  $8,990,000

The Marina del Rey south entrance and main channel are federally-maintained facilities. Dredging of the channel is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because Marina del Rey south entrance and main channel must be dredged in FY10 to avoid critical blockage and harmful impacts to navigation.

Project Title:  Matilija Dam
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Ventura County, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

The Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project involves the removal of the Matilija Dam on a tributary of the Ventura River in Ventura County, CA in order to reestablish runs of the endangered southern steelhead and to allow sand to flow to coastal beaches.  The reservoir behind the dam is filled with sediment and the facility no longer serves its original purpose. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will support critical habitat for native species, protect this wild and scenic river by restoring sediment flow, construct levees to protect surrounding property, and removal of invasive plant species.

Project Title:  Merced County Streams
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Merced County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,500,000

This project will provide flood protection to residential, commercial, and agricultural lands adjacent to the cities of Merced and Atwater. This area’s flood protection is currently at a 50-year storm level. Funding will be used to re-scope the study area to reduce the cost of the project, and provide 200-year level flood protection. Unless corrective measures are taken, dam and levee failures could occur, leading to catastrophic damage.  It is in the interest of the taxpayer to ensure that measures are taken to mitigate this risk. to protect area residents and property.

Project Title:  Middle Creek Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Middle Creek, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,200,000

This project will both reduce potential flood damages and restore fish and wildlife habitat, with 14.4 miles of levees on Middle Creek and Scotts Creek, tributaries to Clear Lake. Taxpayers will benefit from this project by avoiding larger costs incurred later if this project is not competed and flooding damages the surrounding area, requiring federal emergency disaster assistance.

Project Title:  Mid-Valley Area Levee Reconstruction
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento Valley, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,000,000

The purpose of this project is to reconstruct levees on the Feather and Sacramento Rivers and tributaries that protect over 93,000 acres in five Sacramento Valley counties, with an estimated property value of $97.4 million.  Without these necessary levee improvements, this area is endangered by flooding, and the taxpayer will bear much of the cost through emergency assistance. It is therefore in the interest of the American taxpayer to provide funding for this project, to mitigate future flood damage.

Project Title:  Morro Bay Harbor (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Morro Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $3,300,000

Funding will be used to dredge the entrance and federally designated navigation channels at Morro Bay Harbor. Dredging is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure adequate navigational depths for Harbor safety, commerce and operations for Coast Guard Station Morro Bay. The President’s Budget includes $3.3 million for this project.

Project Title:  Murrieta Creek
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Cities of Murrieta and Temecula, CA
Amount Requested:  $14,000,000

The Murrieta Creek Flood Control project will provide 100-year flood protection and environmental restoration to the cities of Murrieta and Temecula.  The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide flood control for these two communities.

Project Title:  Napa River
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Napa County, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

The Napa River Flood Protection Project will provide 100-year flood protection to the City of Napa. It will also improve water quality, enhance wildlife habitats, and create over 730 acres of tidal wetlands. It is therefore in the interest of the American taxpayer to provide funding for this project, to mitigate future flood damage. The President’s Budget includes $5 million for this project.

Project Title:  Napa River (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Napa County, CA
Amount Requested:  $4,338,000

Recent flood events have resulted in significant accumulations of sediment, which has impacted boat traffic in the river. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help maintain navigation.

Project Title:  Napa River Salt Marsh Restoration
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Napa County, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,750,000

Funds would allow the Corps to initiate construction of habitat restoration and salinity reduction in former salt ponds. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will support critical habitat for threatened and endangered species and protect sensitive habitats. The President’s Budget includes $6.75 million for this project.

Project Title: Newport Bay Harbor
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Newport, CA
Amount Requested:  $14,985,000

Limited maintenance dredging of the Newport Bay Harbor was last performed in 2003. Over the past several years, the harbor’s federally authorized channel has experienced significant shoaling, impacting all boat traffic – in some areas less than five feet of depth is available. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because dredging will provide full access to the harbor, which is a U.S. Coast Guard station. The President’s Budget includes $1.78 million for this project.

Project Title:  Noyo River and Harbor
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Fort Bragg, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,100,000

Noyo Harbor is the only improved harbor located on the 250 miles of California's northern coastline, and supports a U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Station, as well as commercial fishing. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because regular dredging maintains the federal channel and the ability of the Coast Guard to operate from this location.

Project Title: Oakland Harbor (50 Foot Project)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Port of Oakland, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

The Port of Oakland is the fourth busiest point of entry for containerized cargo in the nation, but the existing harbor channels can no longer adequately accommodate the latest generation of container vessels.  These funds will allow for the continued construction of a fifty foot depth channel and related harbor enhancement. Corps analysis shows an 11:1 cost-benefit ratio, the highest of any deep draft project in the President’s budget. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because expanding the harbor channel will allow the harbor to accommodate modern container vessels. The President’s Budget includes $1 million for this project.

Project Title: Oakland Harbor (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Port of Oakland, CA
Amount Requested:  $27,188,000

The requested funds will cover costs of maintaining the channels, together with other maintenance projects in the Oakland Harbor, including Coast Guard Island. The Port of Oakland is the third busiest container port on the West Coast and plays a crucial role as a major international trade gateway to our nation.  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because maintenance dredging of the Oakland Harbor is required to maintain the Port’s authorized depth and is a critical element in maintaining the nation’s overall current shipping capacity. The President’s Budget includes $9.255 million for this project.

Project Title: Oceanside Harbor
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Oceanside, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,830,000

Funding will provide for maintenance dredging for the entrance to Oceanside Harbor and the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Harbor. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because regular dredging will reduce storm damage, provide surge protection to the harbor's infrastructure, and provide significant reduction of navigational hazards. The President’s Budget includes $1.5 million for this project.

Project Title:  Oil Piers Beach Renourishment
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Ventura County, CA
Amount Requested:  $3,000,000

This project will provide storm surge protection and control shoreline erosion on the Ventura County coast. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect public and private property.

Project Title:  Oyster Point Marina/Park Breakwater Reconfiguration
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  San Mateo County, CA
Amount Requested:  $800,000

This project will provide increased protection for Oyster Point Marina from storm damage. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect public and private property.

Project Title:  Pajaro River
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

The Army Corps is conducting a study to improve flood control on the lower Pajaro River. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will increase flood control protection from its current 15-year flood level to 50-year flood protection.

Project Title:  Petaluma River Flood Control
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Petaluma, CA
Amount Requested:  $464,000

The requested federal funding will complete the Petaluma River Flood Control Project and ensure the 100-year flood design capacity of the new channel. Reducing flood risk to people, property, and infrastructure along the Petaluma River will benefit taxpayers by mitigating the potential for catastrophic flooding.

Project Title:  Petaluma River (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Petaluma, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,953,000

This project will provide dredging of the Petaluma River to ensure navigability and flood conveyance capacity of the river channel. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the continued maintenance dredging of the Petaluma River is essential for water traffic.

Project Title:  Pillar Point Harbor
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  San Mateo County, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,621,000

This project will continue repairs to the Pillar Point Harbor breakwater which will prevent further shoreline erosion. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve navigational safety, protect existing infrastructure, and maintain water-borne commerce and fishing that use the harbor.

Project Title:  Pinole Shoal Management, Delta Long Term Management Strategy
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

There is an ongoing need to dredge Bay and Delta channels for navigation, water conveyance, flood control and levee maintenance. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because of these channels provide access to industrial areas in the East Bay and the Ports of Stockton and Sacramento, maintaining and increasing commercial activity. 

Project Title:  Pismo Beach
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Pismo Beach, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,400,000

Erosion of shoreline bluffs at Pismo Beach is resulting in road closings and utility relocations.  If it is allowed to continue, this shoreline erosion will result in further infrastructure deterioration and threatens public and private property, including Highway 101. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because without the necessary improvements, public and private property will be damaged or lost.

Project Title:  Placer County
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:   Placer County, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

Funding will be used to construct two regional treatment plants and main water transmission line to bring Placer County into compliance with state water quality standards. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because this project will serve 200,000 residents and will create 30,000 acre-feet of reclaimed water, providing a new source of water.

Project Title:  Port Hueneme
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Port Hueneme, CA
Amount Requested:  $10,300,000

The Corps plans to deepen the approach and entrance channels, turning basin, and Slip A at Port Hueneme to improve the efficiency of vessel and cargo movement at the port. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide for full access to the Port of Hueneme, which will lead to an increase in commerce.

Project Title:  Port of Los Angeles Harbor Main Channel Deepening
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:   Port of Los Angeles, CA
Amount Requested:  $885,000

This project will accommodate deeper-draft container ships by increasing the Port’s federal navigation channels from 45 feet to 53 feet deep.  This project is critical for the Port to meet the challenge of increased commerce. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the point of entry for 40 percent of the nation’s containerized cargo. The President’s Budget includes $885,000 for this project.

Project Title:  Redwood City Harbor
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  The Port of Redwood City, CA
Amount Requested:  $900,000

The Port of Redwood City handles construction material destined for Silicon Valley and Northern California, but it only has a 30-foot deep channel. Funding is needed to continue the Feasibility Study to determine the optimum depth for Redwood City Navigation Channels. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow the port to accommodate bulk vessels that have increased in size to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.

Project Title:  Redwood City Harbor (Operations and Maintenance)
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  The Port of Redwood City, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,745,000

Funding is requested to dredge Redwood City Navigation Channel to its authorized depth of -30 feet.  Dredging was last completed in December 2008, but funding was insufficient to return the Channel to authorized depth. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure that the port can accommodate modern vessels. The President’s Budget includes $6.745 million for this project.

Project Title:  Redwood Creek Levee and Estuary Reconnaissance Study
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Humboldt County, CA
Amount Requested:  $100,000

The Corps of Engineers determined that the Redwood Creek levee project’s flood control capacity was significantly diminished due to sediment build-up and vegetation growth. Redwood Creek is critical habitat for Chinook and Coho salmon and Steelhead trout, all listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve critical flood protection for the area, and provide protection for this habitat and endangered species.

Project Title:  Restoration of Abandoned Mines (RAMs)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Nationwide
Amount Requested:  $4,900,000

These funds would support the immediate priorities identified by Federal and State agencies for mine cleanup nationwide. There are 47,000 abandoned mine sites in California, many of which are hazardous. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because cleaning up these hazardous sites will provide important environmental and public health benefits.

Project Title:  Riverside County Special Area Management Plan
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Riverside County, CA
Amount Requested:  $345,000

Funding is needed for the Corps to complete the Special Area Management Plan for the San Jacinto and Upper Santa Margarita Watersheds. This comprehensive planning effort is critical for Riverside County to address regional conservation and develop plans to protect aquatic resources, while streamlining the permitting process for compatible economic development in other areas. This plan is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect, restore and enhance aquatic resources while also accommodating and streamlining various types of development activities and public infrastructure projects.

Project Title:  Sacramento Deepwater Ship Channel
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $10,000,000

The Sacramento River Deepwater Ship Channel provides access from the Port of Sacramento to Bay Area harbors and the Pacific Ocean.  This project will add five-feet in depth. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project will improve goods movement and channel operations. The President’s Budget includes $10 million for this project.

Project Title:  Sacramento River Bank Protection Project
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Amount Requested:  $20,400,000

Funding will be used to repair critical erosion sites along the levees and banks of the Sacramento River identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the California Department of Water Resources, and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because without considerable corrective measures, levee failures could occur, leading to catastrophic damage, with much of the cost to respond coming from federal emergency disaster assistance. The President’s Budget includes $15 million for this project.

Project Title:  Sacramento River Flood Control Systems Evaluation
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Amount Requested:  $500,000

This study will set out options to lessen the high risk of flooding that the greater Sacramento area faces and that has been repeatedly demonstrated in floods throughout the past two decades. The outcomes of this study will inform decisions for the protection of two million residents behind these levees.

Project Title:  Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

Stabilizing the river level on the Sacramento River near Hamilton City is an essential component of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District Fish Screen Improvement Project. It will preserve the agricultural irrigation supplies to roughly 1,200 farm families, while complying with the federal Endangered Species Act and contributing to the restoration of anadromous fish species in the Sacramento River.  Taxpayers will benefit from funding the correction of the deficiencies in this project’s original design, which, once corrected, will ensure the continued operation of the pumping facility and the anadromous fish restoration program.

Project Title:  Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Islands and Levees
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, CA
Amount Requested:  $3,649,000

The study will assess existing and future flood risks in the Delta, as well as opportunities for ecosystem restoration, water supply, navigation, water quality and recreation needs, and develop a comprehensive roadmap for Army Corps involvement in a wide range of water resources issues. Providing funding for this feasibility study is in the interest of the taxpayer because of the significant potential for levee breaks due to flood or earthquake, and the damage that would inflict on life, property, habitat, and the water supply for most of the state. The President’s Budget includes $468,000 for this project.

Project Title:  San Diego County Special Area Management Plan
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: San Diego County, CA
Amount Requested:  $355,000

Funding is needed for the Corps to complete the Special Area Management Plan for San Diego County. This comprehensive planning effort is critical for the County to address regional conservation and develop plans to protect aquatic resources, while streamlining the permitting process for compatible economic development in other areas. This plan is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect, restore and enhance aquatic resources while also accommodating and streamlining various types of development activities and public infrastructure projects.

Project Title:  San Francisco Bay to Stockton
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay Area, California
Amount Requested:  $1,400,000

This project is a 65-mile long deep draft navigation channel, extending from the Golden Gate Bridge entrance to the Port of Stockton.  Funding in 2010 will go towards reassessing the dredge disposal sites and preparing the General Reevaluation Report and environmental impact statement for deepening the Baldwin Ship Channel. The existing navigation channel depths are inadequate for efficient movement for commercial and military deep-draft waterborne commerce. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because a deeper channel depth will also allow the Port of Stockton to increase ship traffic.

Project Title:  San Francisquito Creek
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Menlo Park, CA
Amount Requested:  $700,000

The project will provide critical flood protection for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional developments in both Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will enhance water quality, protect populations of endangered fish and wildlife, and provide increased flood protection for residents.

Project Title: San Joaquin River Basin, Frazier Creek / Strathmore Creek
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Tulare County, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

The Army Corps has determined that there is federal interest in providing flood control, environmental restoration, and water quality improvements on Frazier and Strathmore Creeks. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide flood protection for people, property and infrastructure in Tulare County.

Project Title:  San Joaquin River Basin, Lower San Joaquin River
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  San Joaquin County, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

The purpose of this feasibility study is to determine the most effective course of action for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration improvements along the lower San Joaquin River. Reducing flood risk to more than 250,000 residents, property, and infrastructure along the Lower San Joaquin River and major creeks and streams in Stockton and San Joaquin County is a valuable use of taxpayer funds.

Project Title:  San Joaquin River, Port of Stockton
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Port of Stockton, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,274,000

The Stockton Channel of the San Joaquin River requires annual maintenance dredging conducted by the Army Corps. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because dredging of the federally authorized Stockton Ship Channel is necessary for the safe movement of deep-draft commercial vessels calling at the fourth busiest California port. The President’s Budget includes $3.554 million for this project.

Project Title:  San Joaquin River Basin, West Stanislaus County, Orestimba Creek
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Stanislaus County, CA
Amount Requested:  $560,000

Funding will allow for the completion of a feasibility study to finalize a flood damage reduction plan for Orestimba Creek. The proposed public safety improvements will potentially save the taxpayer million of dollars by diminishing the frequency and significance of damage caused by flooding in this region, increasing flood protection from its current four-year flood level to 100-year level protection.

Project Title:  San Joaquin River Basin, White River/Deer Creek
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Tulare, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

The frequency of flooding has increased along the White River and Deer Creek. The study will evaluate the feasibility of the project to reduce flood-damage potential. Reducing flood risk to people, property, and infrastructure will benefit taxpayers, by reducing the potential for catastrophic flooding.

Project Title:  San Luis Rey River
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Oceanside, CA
Amount Requested:  $7,281,000

An emergency clearing of a 200-foot-wide swath of vegetation from the San Luis Rey River is needed to protect the levee, the City of Oceanside’s bridges, utilities, and the public from threatened flooding. This project benefits taxpayers by reducing flood risk and protecting the major southern access roads to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Project Title:  San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  San Pablo Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,300,000

This channel, located in San Pablo Bay, is a major arterial for vessel transport through the San Francisco Bay region. This project consists of maintenance dredging of the channel to its authorized depth of minus 35 feet on an annual basis. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because maintenance dredging of Pinole Shoal Channel to its authorized depth is essential to the continued safe transport of crude oil and bulk cargo in Northern California. The President’s Budget includes $2.65 million for this project.

Project Title:  San Rafael Channel
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  San Rafael, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,775,000

The federally-maintained San Rafael Channel has not been dredged on schedule. This funding will provide maintenance dredging of the channel, which is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow for continued use of the canal by commercial and recreational boaters, as well as the San Rafael Police Department fire, search and rescue vessel.

Project Title:  San Ramon Valley Recycled Water
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Alameda and Contra Costa counties, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

The San Ramon Valley Recycled Water Project will provide a reliable alternative recycled water supply that will conserve drinking water supplies to meet the needs of more than 30,000 people in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.  The recycled water will be used for irrigation of recreational areas and landscaping needs, thereby reducing demand on limited potable water supplies in the East Bay. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will  provide recycled water to meet growing water supply demand and reduce demand on limited potable water supply resources. 

Project Title:  Santa Ana River Mainstem
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, CA
Amount Requested:  $52,193,000

The Santa Ana River Mainstem Project involves construction of new flood protection structures and improvements to existing structures in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The potential economic loss due to lack of flood protection is estimated at over $15 billion.  The requested funds will complete the Prado Dam elements of the Mainstem project. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because these improvements will protect more than 3 million residents and 110,000 acres. When flooding occurs, the federal government provides emergency disaster assistance, and therefore, it benefits the taxpayer to mitigate this flood danger before flooding occurs. The President’s Budget includes $52.193 million for this project.

Project Title:  Santa Barbara Harbor
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Santa Barbara, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,290,000

Funding will provide for essential annual maintenance dredging for Santa Barbara Harbor. This dredging is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it is necessary to reduce storm damage, shoaling and navigational hazards. Santa Barbara Harbor also provides a staging area, facilities and resources required for oil spill prevention and response, and is a designated harbor of safe refuge. The President’s Budget includes $1.69 million for this project.

Project Title:  Santa Clara River Watershed
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

Recognizing the continued pressure of urbanization in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties that may affect the floodplain and environmental resources in the Santa Clara River Watershed, the Ventura County Watershed Protection District, Los Angeles County, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreed to cooperate in expanding the management plan to complete a feasibility study for the Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan.  This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect private and public property.

Project Title:  Santa Cruz Harbor Federal Navigation Channel
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Santa Cruz, CA
Amount Requested:  $950,000

The federal navigation channel at Santa Cruz provides access to Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, which is a coastal harbor of refuge and home to 1,300 recreational and commercial vessels. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because annual dredging is necessary to provide safe and functional access to this harbor.

Project Title:  Solana-Encinitas Shoreline
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Cities of Solano Beach and Encinitas, CA
Amount Requested:  $440,000

The shoreline study will investigate erosion along 8 miles of San Diego County coastline. Bluff erosion is extremely dangerous to the public, as portions of the bluffs have collapsed and threaten private property. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project will mitigate damage caused by erosion, and protection for public and private property. The President’s Budget includes $278,000 for this project.

Project Title:  South Perris
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  South Perris, CA
Amount Requested:  $950,000

This project will produce potable water from otherwise unusable groundwater for 11,000 families through the construction of a reverse osmosis desalter with a capacity of five-million gallons-per-day in the Perris South Groundwater Subbasin. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because, in addition to reducing future demand for imported water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Colorado River, project benefits include salinity management for expanded water recycling and protection of high-quality groundwater in adjacent basins.  

Project Title:  South Sacramento County Streams Project
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Sacramento County, CA
Amount Requested:  $9,368,000

This project includes constructing levees and floodwalls to increase the level of flood protection from 50-year flood event protection to a 200-year flood event. Completion of this project is essential to provide minimum 100-year protection to more than 100,000 residents and property valued at over $7 billion in the highly urbanized south Sacramento area. These public safety improvements will potentially save the taxpayer money by diminishing the frequency and significance of damage caused by flooding in this region. The President’s Budget includes $2.5 million for this project.

Project Title:  South San Francisco Shoreline
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  South San Francisco Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,800,000

The South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study is necessary to provide future flood protection for Silicon Valley and to facilitate tidal wetland habitat restoration. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the final flood protection measure will protect approximately 42,800 acres, and 7,400 homes and businesses, as well as major highways, parks and airports.

Project Title:  Success Dam, Tule River, CA (Dam Safety)
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Tulare County, CA
Amount Requested:  $10,000,000

Success Dam is an earthen flood control dam on the Tule River in the southern San Joaquin Valley.  Corps studies have determined that in the event of an earthquake, Success Dam could collapse, causing significant damage and loss of life in communities downstream.  Until the repair is completed, Success Reservoir cannot be filled to its normal capacity, causing an on-going reduction in water supplies to farms in a region that are already experiencing serious water shortages. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help eliminate the safety risk posed by the dam in its current state, providing mitigation of flood risk to personal and property safety. Additionally, these improvements will allow reservoir storage to be maximized. The President’s Budget includes $10 million for this project.

Project Title:  Suisun Bay Channel
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Suisun Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,114,000

Funding will go towards annual dredging and maintenance of the Suisun Bay Channel and New York Slough Channel to the authorized depth of minus 35 feet. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because annual maintenance is essential to the continued safe transport of crude oil and other bulk materials through San Francisco Bay. The President’s Budget includes $4.019 million for this project.

Project Title:  Sun Valley Watershed
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Approximately 14 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, California
Amount Requested:  $600,000

This project will provide relief to the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles from severe, chronic flooding due to inadequate protection and run-off channels. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve flood protection for the area, and reduce heavy pollutant run-off into the ocean.

Project Title:  Sutter County
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: Yuba City and Sutter County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,972,000

The Sutter County Feasibility Study will investigate measures to improve the level of flood protection for Yuba City from a 100-year event to the maximum level feasible.  During a levee failure, flooding would reach depths of 10-15 feet in some locations and cause substantial damages to many residential and commercial-industrial structures, with more than 65,000 people and over $2 billion in property at risk. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help protect public and private property from damage inflicted by flooding. The President’s Budget includes $339,000 for this project.

Project Title:  Tahoe Basin Restoration, CA & NV
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Lake Tahoe, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

Natural habitats throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin have been substantially impacted by development and construction, resulting in significant losses in water quality and ecosystem diversity.  Funding will allow the Corps to continue restoration, storm water master planning activities, and aquatic invasive species control. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will restore water quality, protect the area from flooding and help eradicate aquatic invasive species.

Project Title:  Upper Guadalupe River
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Santa Clara County, CA
Amount Requested:  $12,000,000

The Upper Guadalupe River Flood Protection project will provide flood protection for 7,500 homes in Santa Clara County with potential damages from a 100-year flood event exceeding $280 million. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will prevent potential damages from flooding.

Project Title:  Upper York Creek Dam Removal and Restoration
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Napa County, CA
Amount Requested:  $400,000

The Upper York Creek Dam Removal and Restoration Project will improve fish passage and ecological stream functions of a key Napa River tributary. The project will allow for critical re-vegetation of native plants that will help exclude non-native invasive species. Two miles of Steelhead habitat upstream from the current dam location will also be restored by removing the earthen dam and accumulated sediment.

Project Title:  Ventura Harbor
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Ventura County, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,426,000

Funding will provide for annual dredging and to complete the breakwater repair within the federal channel area of Ventura Harbor. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because dredging is necessary for the continued operation of the port, and to ensure continued employment associated with the commercial fishing industry in the Port of Ventura. The President’s Budget includes $6.426 million for this project.

Project Title:  West Sacramento Flood Control
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  West Sacramento, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,725,000

The West Sacramento Levee Reconstruction project will improve the level of flood protection for the City of West Sacramento and its surrounding community to a minimum of 200-year storm protection. Eliminating levee deficiencies is in the interest of the taxpayer as it will reduce the threat of flooding in West Sacramento, an area with 47,000 residents and over $3 billion in property value, and thus reduce the potential costs to taxpayers for property damage resulting from such flooding. The President’s Budget includes $2.955 million for this project.

Project Title:  Westminster (East Garden Grove) Watershed
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  East Garden Grove, CA
Amount Requested:  $900,000

This study by the Army Corps of Engineers focuses on flood control, ecosystem restoration and water quality solutions for the Westminster-East Garden Grove Watershed.  Periodic repairs to levees have been made, but these isolated actions do not address the overall need for significantly improved levee and other protection systems.  Funding will be used to develop solutions for more comprehensive flood protection with the additional objectives of ecosystem restoration and water quality improvement. This study is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will mitigate flood risk while providing ecosystem restoration and water quality improvement.

Project Title:  Whitewater River Basin Flood Control
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Thousand Palms, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

Funds are required to initiate construction to protect over 9,500 residents, businesses and 2800 acres of land from devastating flash flooding. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect public and private property.

Project Title:  Whittier Narrows Dam
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Los Angeles County, CA
Amount Requested:  $300,000

These funds will be used by the Army Corps of Engineers to complete their environmental documentation for storing additional water behind Whittier Narrows Dam, which will be used to recharge groundwater and result in an increase in the local water supply. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the operational changes will result in improved water supply reliability for the region by reducing the need for imported water, while ensuring that flood control protection and environmental regulations are maintained.

Project Title:  Willow Island Restoration Project
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Yuba City, CA
Amount Requested:  $100,000

The requested funds will be used to restore riparian habitat along 2.8 miles of the Feather River and five acres of wetlands on Willow Island in Yuba City. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will restore riparian habitat and wetlands, and will benefit a variety of threatened and endangered plant and animal species, preserving wildlife and creating recreational space.

Project Title:   Yuba River Basin
Recipient:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:  Yuba County, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,000,000

The project involves levee improvements that will provide 200-year level flood protection in the Marysville area. This work is in the interest of the taxpayer because levee repair will reduce the threat of flooding in the surrounding region, saving lives and reducing the potential costs to taxpayers for property damage resulting from such flooding.

Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

Project Title: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Amount Requested:  $10,000,000

The Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program will develop and expand the use of recycled water to augment surface water supplies in the San Francisco Bay Area. These projects are a valuable use of taxpayer funds because they will help preserve overdrawn river and groundwater supplies, protect the environment, and improve the security and reliability of the Bay Area’s water systems.

Project Title: California Basins Groundwater Remediation Fund
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location: Rialto, Colton and Fontana, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

Wells in the Inland Empire contaminated with perchlorate are impacting the cities of Rialto, Colton and Fontana. These funds will be used to install wellhead treatment systems. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will restore water supplies and clean up the groundwater in these cities and surrounding areas. This will benefit taxpayers by providing a safe and reliable source of drinking water for the region.

Project Title:  California Bay-Delta Restoration Program
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay, CA
Amount Requested:  $41,000,000

Congress authorized the expenditure of $389 million for the CalFed program (P.L. 108-361) to implement a balanced program for the Bay-Delta watershed, including water storage, ecosystem restoration, water supply reliability, conveyance, water use efficiency, water quality, water transfers, watersheds, the Environmental Water Account, levee stability, governance, and science. The CalFed program is a collaborative effort by more than 20 state and federal agencies to improve California’s water infrastructure. This program, which provides benefits across the State, is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will support ecological health and improve water management in California.

Project Title: Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Plant
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  Ventura County, CA
Amount Requested:  $6,000,000

The Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Plant will provide critical support to the mission of providing safe and reliable drinking water to the 560,000 people living in the District’s service area. The District imports all of its water supply (over 110,000 acre-feet annually). This project will result in the reclamation and reuse of over 50,000 acre-feet of reclaimed water annually for nonpotable purposes. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will replace water that would otherwise have to be imported, with the added benefit of water supply in case of delivery interruptions due to natural disasters. 

Project Title: El Dorado Temperature Control Device
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation - Central Valley Project: American River Division
Location:  Folsom Reservoir, El Dorado County, CA
Amount Requested:  $920,000

The Bureau of Reclamation, in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service required the El Dorado Irrigation District to install a temperature control device at their water intake at Folsom Reservoir, in order to preserve the cold-water pool for downstream beneficial uses and Steelhead Trout and winter-run Chinook Salmon.  All of the funds appropriated for this project will be utilized for design and construction of the device. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will support development in the area and protect this critical habitat for native and endangered species.

Project Title:  Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment (GREAT) Program
Recipient:  City of Oxnard; 300 West Third Street, Oxnard, CA 93030
Location:  County of Ventura, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

The Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment (GREAT) Program: Advanced Water Purification Facility will treat wastewater from the regional wastewater plant to produce 6.25 million gallons per day of high-quality recycled water, which will be used for agricultural irrigation, groundwater injection, industrial processes, and landscape irrigation. This project may be expanded to produce up to 25 million gallons of recycled water per day. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve potable water quality, reduce the need for imported water, guarantee sufficient supply to meet increasing needs, alleviate severely depressed groundwater levels, and develop a sufficient recycled water supply.

Project Title:  Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Project
Recipient:  Inland Empire Utilities Agency; 6075 Kimball Avenue, Chino, CA 91708
Location:  San Bernardino County, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

When completed in 2015, the Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Project will produce 100,000 acre-feet of recycled water per year.  The water will be used for outdoor irrigation, industrial processes and groundwater recharge to serve the needs of over 800,000 residents within San Bernardino County. This project is urgently needed in light of the current drought gripping the West and the need to reduce water use that have led to reliance on imported water supplies from northern California and the Colorado River. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide a reliable water supply for outdoor irrigation, industrial processes and groundwater recharge to serve the current needs of San Bernardino County residents.

Project Title:  Irvine Basin Ground and Surface Water
Recipient:  Irvine Ranch Water District; 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618
Location:  Orange County, CA
Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

Irvine Ranch Water District is developing and maintaining a system of manmade wetlands which will remove unwanted sediment, nutrients and other contaminants, to maintain federal clean water standards in Upper Newport Bay.  In addition, the District will develop a desalter and regional brine line in order to treat and reuse ground water in the area. This approach benefits taxpayers by reducing the community’s cost of protecting the Bay’s water quality. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide a cleaner water supply and improved water quality.

Project Title:  Lake Tahoe Regional Wetlands
Recipient:  County of Placer; 3091 County Center Drive, Auburn, CA  95803
Location:  Placer County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

Placer County has developed a restoration design plan for sensitive wetlands that have been damaged by past development. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will lead to improvements in water quality and environmental benefits. The President’s Budget includes $100,000 for this program. 

Project Title:  Long Beach Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Project
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  Long Beach, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,400,000

The project will expand Long Beach’s existing reclaimed water system and a Recycled Water Treatment Plant. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will significantly expand the regions reclaimed water system. The President’s Budget includes $1.4 million for this project.

Project Title:  Long Beach Desalination Project
Recipient:  Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners; 1800 East Wardlow Road, Long Beach, CA 90807
Location:  Long Beach, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,502,500

The project is a constructed, large-scale, fully operational seawater desalination research and development facility. This project will benefit taxpayers because the research conducted and the advances made at this facility promote the national interest in making desalination of seawater a viable, cost-effective and environmentally responsible option for municipal supply reliability along the coast of California. The President’s Budget includes $700,000 for this project.

Project Title:  Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  Lower Colorado River, Imperial County, CA
Amount Requested:  $680,000

This funding will be used to continue the implementation of a multi-species conservation plan which provides Endangered Species Act compliance for water and power operations. This is a 50-year project for habitat conservation for 26 species, developed and agreed to by more than 50 federal and non-federal agencies. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will support critical habitat and protect the native species of this river, several of which are listed as endangered or threatened. The President’s Budget includes $680,000 for this project.

Project Title:  Madera Water Supply Enhancement
Recipient:  Madera Irrigation District; 12152 Road 28 1/4, Madera, CA 93637
Location:  Madera County, CA
Amount Requested:  $3,000,000

The Madera Irrigation District is in the process of developing recharge, recovery and delivery systems to help the District conserve and more efficiently use its water supplies. This project will allow for storage of water in a water bank, to be used when surface supplies run short.

Project Title:  Mokelumne River Regional Water Storage and Conjunctive Use
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  County of San Joaquin, CA
Amount Requested:  $500,000

This study will review options for additional water capture and storage on the Mokelumne River for San Joaquin County. The East San Joaquin Groundwater Basin is over-drafted by up to 150,000 acre-feet per year, leading to a degradation of groundwater quantity and quality.  When completed, the project is intended to secure additional surface water supplies, prevent saline intrusion, and improve water supply.  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will significantly improve groundwater quantity and quality.

Project Title: North Bay Water Reuse Program
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

The North Bay Water Reuse Project is a partnership of water and wastewater agencies in Marin, Sonoma and Napa Counties that are constructing a recycled water supply, storage and distribution system to provide recycled water for agricultural, urban and environmental uses in the North Bay. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help to ensure that agricultural, urban and environmental water supply needs are met by maximizing the valuable resource of recycled water.

Project Title: Orange County Regional Water Reclamation Project
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  Orange County, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,200,000

The groundwater replenishment system has been built to produce 70 million gallons per day of recycled water.  Funding will be used to build a facility to inject recycled water directly into the groundwater basin, rather than through recharge ponds. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project will increase water supply and provide a new, reliable, high-quality source of water for the region, decreasing its dependence on imported water.

Project Title: Prado Basin Natural Treatment System
Recipient:  Orange County Water District; 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Location:  Orange County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

The Prado Basin Natural Treatment System project will protect water quality by reducing the level of nitrogen in the Santa Ana River, which is the main source of recharge for the Orange County Groundwater Basin. The river receives urban run-off, storm flows, and tertiary-treated wastewater. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide an economical way to treat wastewater discharged into the Santa Ana River, and protect water quality in the Orange County groundwater basin.

Project Title: Quagga and Zebra Mussel Control
Recipient:  The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Location:  700 North Alameda Street, P.O. Box 54153, Los Angeles, CA 90054
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

The requested funding would be used to study solutions to halt the spread of Quagga and zebra mussels in the Western United States. In the last year Quagga mussels have been found in the Colorado River system and Zebra mussels were discovered in California in January 2008. Mussel infestations can devastate aquatic ecology of lakes and rivers; clog intakes and raw water conveyance systems; alter or destroy fish habitats; and render lakes more susceptible to deleterious algae blooms. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because control and eradication solutions developed will be applicable across other sites of infestation. Additionally, the cost to taxpayers, should this infestation spread, will be infinitely higher than the cost of eradication and control of the current population.

Project Title:  Rancho California Water District
Recipient:  Rancho California Water District; 42135 Winchester Road, Temecula, CA 92590
Location:  Riverside County, CA
Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

This project will provide cost-effective and sustainable water supplies to meet local demands. It will provide recycled water reuse of 16,000 acre feet per year by converting water in agriculture areas to recycled water systems and increasing the annual seasonal storage in Vail Lake reservoir by 10,000 acre feet per year.

Project Title:  Red Bluff Diversion Dam Fish Passage
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  Red Bluff, CA
Amount Requested:  $50,400,000

The fish passage project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam is the last major water project to be screened on the Sacramento River. The project will also ensure a reliable water supply for 150,000 acres.  This project was allocated $109.814 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for this project. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will protect the spawning habitat above the dam, which is responsible for 80 percent of the commercial salmon catch in the Pacific Ocean, and ensure a reliable water supply for 150,000 acres of farm land. The President’s Budget includes $14.792 million for this project. 

Project Title:  Riverside-Corona Feeder
Recipient:  Western Municipal Water District; 450 Alessandro Boulevard,
Riverside, CA 92508
Location:  Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, CA
Amount Requested:  $500,000

The Riverside-Corona Feeder project connects four groundwater basins so imported water from wet years can be stored in a basin with excess capacity, and can be easily transferred between adjacent basins. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will increase water supplies, reduce water costs and improve water quality as well as reduce regional dependence on imported water.

Project Title:   San Bernardino Basin Clean Water Factory
Recipient:  San Bernardino Municipal Water Department; 444 West Rialto
Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92401
Location:  San Bernardino County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

The San Bernardino Basin Clean Water Factory is a recycled water-for-groundwater recharge project, necessitated by the lack of both artificial and natural recharge. The Factory will employ advanced treatment technologies to produce quality water that meets or exceeds reuse requirements.  The recycled water will offset demands on imported water. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project has the ability to provide a sustainable and reliable source of water to this region in a cost-effective, environmentally safe manner.

Project Title:  San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  San Diego County, CA
Amount Requested:  $3,500,000

The San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program is a suite of water reclamation, recycled water, and groundwater recharge projects benefiting the Sweetwater Authority, Helix Water District, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, and Otay Water District and the cities of San Diego, Escondido and Poway.  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will significantly benefit wastewater treatment in the area, improve water quality and supply, and result in decreased dependency on potable imported water. The President’s Budget includes $3.5 million for this project. 

Project Title:  San Diego Region Four-Reservoir Intertie
Recipient:  Sweetwater Authority; 505 Garrett Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Location:  San Diego County, CA
Amount Requested:  $250,000

Funding will initiate a feasibility study to connect the City of San Diego’s San Vicente, El Capitan, and Murray reservoirs and the Sweetwater Authority’s Loveland reservoir. The unused capacity of these reservoirs is a significant water storage volume that could be better used if imported water was piped to the reservoirs and efficiently re-operated. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because connecting to the imported water system will allow San Diego to store more water in wet years. Therefore, this benefits taxpayers by improving the area’s water supply.

Project Title:  San Joaquin River Restoration Fund
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  San Joaquin River, CA
Amount Requested:  $16,900,000

Funding will provide for planning, engineering, environmental compliance, fishery management, water operations, and public involvement activities related to the restoration and water management goals set forth in the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-11). This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will restore and maintain fish populations in the San Joaquin River mainstem, including naturally-reproducing and self-sustaining populations of salmon and other fish. It also will reduce or avoid adverse water supply impacts to all of the Friant division long-term contractors that may result from the Interim Flows and Restoration Flows provided for in federal law.

Project Title:  San Jose Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Program
Recipient:  Bureau of Reclamation
Location:  San Jose, Santa Clara, and Milpitas, CA
Amount Requested:  $7,000,000

These federal funds go toward building 105 miles of pipe to deliver recycled water for industrial and irrigational use in these cities.  The project enables San Jose to meet federally-mandated water standards and reduce wastewater discharge into the San Francisco Bay.  The system produces 8,600 acre-feet of recycled water per year. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will increase water supply reliability and water quality, and protect endangered species by reducing wastewater discharges into San Francisco Bay.  The President’s Budget includes $208,000 for this project. 

Project Title:  Semitropic Phase II Groundwater Banking
Recipient:  Semitropic Water Storage District; 1101 Central Avenue, Wasco, CA 93280
Location:  Kern County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

California is in dire need of additional water storage. Groundwater storage, such as the Semitropic project, is a significant and necessary part of providing a reliable water supply. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will increase much-needed water supply for the State, and provide a water source south of the Delta.

Project Title:  Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project
Recipient:  City of Watsonville; 250 Main Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
Location:  Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, CA
Amount Requested:  $3,300,000

This project will recycle 4,000 acre feet per year of water that is currently discharged to the ocean.  The recycled water will be treated, filtered and disinfected using tertiary treatment. The treated effluent will be blended with other water sources to reduce its salinity to levels that will allow irrigation of high-value food crops. The project will reduce pumping of groundwater from the over-drafted basin that underlies the Watsonville and Pajaro Valley areas.  As a result of the over drafting of the basin, wells are experiencing sea water intrusion to the extent that they have to be abandoned. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide a reliable source of water for agricultural use, and will prevent the over-draft that has led to the intrusion of sea water.

Agency: Department of Energy

Project Title: Placer County Biomass Utilization Pilot Project
Recipient:  Placer County, 175 Fulweiler Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603
Location:  Placer County, CA
Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

This project will convert wildfire fuels from the wildland-urban interface zone, state and national forests, and private lands in the Tahoe Basin. This will provide added security from catastrophic wildfire, and convert the wood into renewable energy and commercial wood products.  The project benefits the taxpayer through a decrease in the cost of fighting forest fires, both a state and federal responsibility.

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