Horizontal Levees Are Spreading Across the Bay Area
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The Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project, completed in 2017 and seeded with over 35 species of native plants, is the first living levee hydrologically connected to San Francisco Bay. Around a dozen more are in various stages of design and development across the Bay Area, blending flood mitigation with habitat restoration and water quality improvement.
The article surveys multiple projects at different stages; the Palo Alto pilot is the flagship model currently operational.
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