| The final Shoreline Study document, which sets out plans for levees, wetlands and trails in the Alviso area of San Jose, is now available.
The document is an integrated feasibility study and environmental impact statement/report. It can be reviewed or downloaded at
http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Library/FreedomofInformationAct/FOIAHotTopics.aspx.
There is a 31-day comment period on the final document, until close of business Monday, Oct. 26. For information or to provide comments, contact William DeJager at the Army Corps of Engineers at William.R.DeJager@usace.army.mil.
The Shoreline Study would provide protection from coastal flooding via levees and restored Bay wetlands on about 3,000 acres of former salt ponds. It would also provide recreational trails. It is a partnership between the Santa Clara Valley Water District, the State Coastal Conservancy and the US Army Corps of Engineers, with landowning partners the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the City of San José.
If Congress authorizes and appropriates funds for the project, construction could start as early as 2017.
For more information about the role that wetlands restoration can provide in protecting Bay communities from sea level rise and storm surges, see a new mini-documentary, The Water at Bay, produced by Our Bay on the Brink:
http://www.ourbayonthebrink.org/minidoc.
CDs or hard copies of the report are available at:
- The Alviso Library at 5050 N. First St., San José – map link
- The Milpitas Public Library at 160 N. Main St., Milpitas – map link
- The Santa Clara Valley Water District at 5700 Almaden Expressway, San José – map link
- The San Jose Public Library Calabazas Branch at 1230 S Blaney Ave., San José
- The San Jose Public Library Evergreen Branch at 2635 Aborn Rd., San José
- The San Jose Public Library Hillview Branch at 1600 Hopkins Dr., San José
- The San Jose Public Library Santa Teresa Branch at 290 International Circle, San José.
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