Lower American River Flood Control Erosion Project
Sector: Road • Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Source: Daily Kos
A project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address erosion along 3.3 miles of riparian forest around Howe and Watt avenues in the Lower American River Parkway in Sacramento. The project involves cutting down over 700 trees and replacing them with rip-rap boulders for flood control, but has been blocked by a federal court injunction due to environmental concerns.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Road, Government
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Daily Kos
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Original status | delayed due to injunction |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address erosion along 3.3 miles of riparian forest around Howe and Watt avenues in the Lower American River Parkway in Sacramento. The project involves cutting down over 700 trees and replacing them with rip-rap boulders for flood control, but has been blocked by a federal court injunction due to environmental concerns. |
Original sector | Flood Control |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | California |
City | Sacramento |
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Source | Daily Kos |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Government |
Article published date | 2025-11-30 |
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