Every year, Valley Water develops its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Five-Year Plan, a rolling annual plan to fund projects needed to maintain a strong and reliable water system for Santa Clara County. The plan includes project descriptions, estimated schedules, costs and planned funding sources for these critical infrastructure investments.
About a dozen projects in the CIP Five-Year Plan focus on protecting and improving our local environment. These projects support environmental enhancement, mitigation and long-term stewardship goals.
Specifically, Valley Water’s environmental stewardship activities focus on these three areas:
- Healthy creek and bay ecosystems
- Safe, clean water in creeks and the bay
- Improved quality of life through trails, open space, and water resources management
Here’s a look at two of the water resources stewardship projects included in last year’s CIP Five-Year Plan:
Pond A4 Resilient Habitat Restoration Project
The Pond A4 Resilient Habitat Restoration Project aims to restore wildlife habitat and strengthen flood protection in the South San Francisco Bay along Sunnyvale’s shoreline…