After over a decade of intense planning, a partnership of County and Federal agencies has broken ground on the first of 3 massive construction phases to protect South Bay communities from storm surge and predicted sea level rise over the next 100 years. Representatives from Valley Water and US Army Corps of Engineers explain the clever design of the major new levee now under construction. We learn about the long-underserved community of Alviso and its history of being prone to devastating floods. For more information visit:
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Video producer: Rick Bacigalupi
Special thanks:
Chris Barr
Brandon Beach
History San Jose
Matt Keller
Laura Keresty
Delaney Lowe
Cate Mills
San Jose Public Library
Santa Clara County Parks
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Fish & Wildlife Service / Don Edwards Refuge
Valley Water
Additional video:
Nick Janes
California Coastal Conservancy
Google Earth
S.F. Estuary Institute
US Army Corps of Engineers
Valley Water / J Comm
History San Jose
H. T. Harvey & Associates, Ecological Consultant
Save the Bay
SJ Environmental Services Dept.
