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Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency Overview

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The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency is a joint powers authority with control shared between Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, the city of Watsonville, the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation Zone No. 7, and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. Formed in 2021, the agency will plan, finance and implement projects and programs to reduce flood risk from the lower Pajaro River and its tributaries in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.

The Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project—a $400 million effort to reduce flood risk from the lower Pajaro River and Corralitos and Salsipuedes Creeks—will provide 100-year flood protection to the city of Watsonville and the town of Pajaro, and a mix of 100-year and 25-year flood protection to the surrounding agricultural areas.

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California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

01/31/2024
Mark Strudley, executive director of the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency, estimates that work will begin in late summer or early fall, starting at the Corralitos Creek Bridge.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

03/27/2023
Nearly five times as much was spent on levee maintenance and flood management on the Pajaro River's northern bank in Santa Cruz County than on its southern bank in Monterey County, where the levee failed and flooded the town.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

03/15/2023
Image for display with article titled A Brief History of the Pajaro River

The Central Coast’s second largest watershed lies on the boundaries of four counties.

California Local Pin Marker From Lookout Local...

02/06/2023
Mark Strudley of the new Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency lays out the race against time to build the levee project before the next devastating storms. There are many hurdles, including agency coordination.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz County Sentinel...

10/02/2022
A financial gap in the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project will likely soon get filled after Gov. Gavin Newsom authorized funding assistance to bring flood protections to South Santa Cruz County.

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