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Construction has officially begun on a $600 million dollar project to rebuild the troubled Pajaro River levee system, nearly 60 years after Congress first identified the need.
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After a few summery days, winter returns with a vengeance and torrential rain in the Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties. Officials are warning about possible floods, power outages and strong winds.
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The aging Pajaro levee is undergoing repairs ahead of winter, but will remain vulnerable to floods. Despite hopes for an expedited upgrade, a safer levee is still likely a decade away.
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Communities along the Pajaro river narrowly avoided disaster, as aging levees struggled to hold back catastrophic flood waters during January’s relentless storms. Despite decades of neglect and a growing awareness of the levees’ dire condition, a permanent fix is still years away.