Natomas Levee Improvement Program Landside Improvements Project

Natomas Levee Improvement Program Landside Improvements Project

The SAFCA is proposing implement Phase 2 of the Landside Improvements Project, an element of the Natomas Levee improvement Program. This project is divided into 3 phases for project schedule and implementation purposes: Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Phase 2 consists of improvements along the 5.3 mile long NCC south levee and the Sacramento River east levee from the NCC south levee to 2,000 ft soiuth of the North Drainage Canal (Reaches 1-4B), relocation of the Elkhorn Main Irrigation Canal; construction of a new canal designed to provide drainage and associated giant garter snake habitat between the North Drainage Canal and the Elkhorn Reservoir; culvert removal under Garden Highway adjacent to the former RD 1000 Pumping Plant No. 2 site; and associated activities. The elements of the proposed project include four broad, overlapping categories: 1) levee raising and seepeage remediation, 2) improvements to major irrigation and drainage infrastructure, 3) habitat development and management, and 4) additional actions to meet FEMA requirements: encroachment management and bridge crossing modifications.

Sacramento

Sacramento