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Caltrans, Santa Cruz and Monterey County Water Agencies.
An $11 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Caltrans, California's manager of interregional transport systems, as well as Santa Cruz and Monterey county water agencies, on behalf of about 200 home, business and landowners who suffered damages when the Pajaro River Levee broke and the town was flooded in March 1995. The plaintiffs claimed that the damages were the result of "a failure of the flood control system." Damage estimates from the flood were between $50 million and $60 million. (Aug-02-03) [SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL]
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Gordie Blackwell
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!n 1982 storm/flood mature Alders fell into Corralitos Creek causing log jams, flooding, bridge failures.
In 1995 storm/flood growth along creek/river/levies that counties/fish and game refused removal cause flooding and $11 million damage.
Now Jan 2023 flooding same situation...counties/fish and game continue to not allow simple maintenance of falling and failing trees along the riparian/creeks/rivers which caused log jams at bridges and their failures which access 50 or more homes.
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