On Friday, March 10, the Flood Project Coordinating Committee approved the “Living River” concept for flood management on the Truckee River.  For those of us who have been involved in the planning (and waiting) over the last six years, it was a real victory. 

In 2000, Washoe County created a Community Coaliton to develop a flood protection plan that would be acceptable to the community.   A small group of us have stuck with the process from those early days to make sure that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would include our alternative in their Environmental Impact Statement process. 

 Over 730 meetings later (yes, I have kept track!), we’ve got a solid consensus around a flood protection plan that lowers flood waters in the Truckee Meadows, reduces the need for levees and flood ways, and keeps the Truckee River an amenity for the entire community to enjoy.  And we’ve worked with our downstream neighbors to make sure we don’t just send the problem downstream.  For more information about the Truckee River Flood Management Project, go to www.floodawareness.com

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