Funding and Economic Impact
The Santa Maria River Levee improvement project received $40.231 million in funding through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA). The funding was announced on April 28, 2009 by the Army Corps of Engineers (news release). Earlier, the project received $6.7 million contained in the Omnibus Appropriations Act signed by President Obama on March 12, 2009. Bid Results. Bids were opened September 8 in Los Angeles.
To ensure a long-term fix for the levee and to again remove much of the City from the 100-year flood zone, at the urging of the City and the County, Congress appropriated $280,000 in late 2007 and directed the Army Corps to perform a study of the levee and identify fixes.
The City and County will continue to work with the Corps of Engineers to ensure speedy completion of any studies or other work.
Read a study about projected job creation as a result of the levee improvement project.
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