Shoreline protection for generations to come
WCW is leading collaborative efforts to protect the region and ecosystem from climate change-related sea level rise and storm surges that are expected to affect the area by 2080. By acting now, we can minimize the impact to our communities, our shoreline and the WCW Water Quality and Resource Recovery Plant (WQRRP).
WCW received a grant in 2020 from the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to start an initial study, data collection and planning for a horizontal levee. The “living” levee will be a gradual slope, rather than a sea wall or a berm, and will consist of mostly native plants that will provide transitional habitat for protected species to migrate upland as the sea level rises.
The project, part of a larger living levee project, will set the stage for future work to be completed as part of a collaborative shoreline plan, which will extend the levee after WCW’s portion is done. Partnerships include cross collaborations with public and private landowners, the Flood Control District, East Bay Parks, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee (TRAC), Tribal Councils and other agencies.
In addition to protecting the environment and the WQRRP from sea level rise, the project will allow us to provide educational opportunities, create jobs, improve existing trails, and add recreation amenities and shoreline access.
Get involved! The community will have the opportunity to provide feedback and discuss desired amenities via community stakeholder groups and public workshops. Outreach efforts are being led by WCW and the Watershed Project, a local non-profit with vast experience in environmental work in the North Richmond community.
Learn more at www.wcwd.org.
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