Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers, Sacramento and West Sacramento face a constant threat of flooding. With the major floods of 1986 and 1997, the Sacramento region understands the importance of a modern, system-wide approach to flood control. Throughout her time in Congress, Congresswoman Matsui has continuously advocated for federal resources to minimize our risk of flooding, which includes maintaining and strengthening the region’s levee and dam system while taking a wider, watershed approach to managing high-water events. Over the years, Congresswoman has secured hundreds of billions of federal dollars to support these local flood control projects. Flood control is one of her top priorities and areas of focus.

Congresswoman Matsui is working closely with the Army Corps of Engineers in addition to the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) and the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (WSAFCA) to advance major levee strengthening projects with the potential to result in multiple billions of dollars of additional flood protection for the region.

Additionally, it is critical that residents in the Sacramento region have the flood insurance they need to protect their homes and businesses from potential flood damage. That is why Congresswoman Matsui works every day to lower insurance costs for ratepayers and to invest in the flood protection infrastructure we need to avoid flooding altogether.

For more information on Congresswoman Matsui’s flood protection agenda, please review the items below: