Army Corps of Engineers Head visits water district

John Paul Woodley, Jr., the newly appointed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Tuesday visited the Santa Clara Valley Water District and toured some of the federally funded flood protection projects in Santa Clara County. Assistant Secretary Woodley is the civilian head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the tour was part of his efforts to learn more about current and proposed corps projects. Among the projects that Mr. Woodley visited was the Guadalupe River Park and Flood Protection project in San José, which will provide flood protection, habitat enhancement and restoration, as well as recreation in an urban area.

Earlier, welcoming the Assistant Secretary, water district Chairman Sig Sanchez said that the water district’s relationship with the corps was “a prime example of how a local agency can work in partnership with a federal agency to build projects that meet the values of the local community and the needs of the federal government.”

During his day-long tour, Mr. Woodley also visited the Pond A4 Tidal Wetland Restoration project and the Upper Guadalupe River Flood Protection project. He was briefed about the water district’s efforts to get Congress to provide funding for the corps to carry out a study addressing tidal flood protection for low-lying areas around the San Francisco Bay.

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