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A $16 million storm water diversion tunnel in Palm Springs will spare area residents and businesses from flood risks going ...
With flash flood season just a week away, Clark County leaders and the Regional Flood Control District are taking steps to ...
The NWS San Francisco CA issued an updated coastal flood advisory at 7:09 a.m. on Monday valid from 8 p.m. until Tuesday 1 ...
It wasn’t long before we came upon Paul Detjens himself, now retired from the Contra Costa County Flood Control District but still wearing his signature orange shirt (above). He was chatting with one ...
“They’re 100% native,” said Detjens, a senior civil engineer from the Contra Costa County Flood Control District. “There will be a mix of wildflowers and grass in the transitional zones. We’re not ...
The county is responsible for developing the flood-risk data and modeling, though ultimately, "the floodplain maps sit with FEMA," flood control district spokeswoman Emily Woodell said.
The Trump administration has abruptly canceled more than 100 EPA Community Change grants nationwide, including a $19.1 million grant to Contra Costa County for community projects that were already ...
The advisory was for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. "The Flood Advisory will expire at ... can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks ...
The Harris County Flood Control District has adjusted a map that incorrectly showed the status of flood projects as complete.
The Contra Costa County city with the most acreage in the “very high” category of severe fire danger is Orinda, with 5,241 acres, not including nearby unincorporated areas. That’s more than twice the ...
12 Contra Costa County cities have high fire hazard severity area, state says by: Bay City News, Gayle Ong. Posted: Feb 27, 2025 / 03:04 PM PST. ... “They are like flood zone maps, ...