“I’m a dentist with a farming habit,” he said with a smile outside his home on Thursday.

One of those lessons is that the land bounces back with patience and persistence — even when faced with rushing, roaring water that, at times, seemed unstoppable a decade ago.

Looking at the same landscape now, Ence sees new life.

“As I look 10 years later, we do see the new trees coming in.”

Peak water flows in the 2005 flood were estimated at 6,000 cubic feet per second.

The dramatic unfolding of the situation showed homes crumbling into the roaring river as the water completely overwhelmed the city’s infrastructure and surrounding farmland. It’s a sight that comes to mind quickly for Santa Clara’s mayor.

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