Congressman Jerry McNerney seeking federal funding for local projects

Congressman Jerry McNerney, D-Peasanton, announced Thursday he's confident San Joaquin County will receive funding for several key projects.

According to a statement released by McNerney's office, the funds will be used for essential transportation, levee and water projects. The projects were included in the Appropriations bill that passed the House on Wednesday. The Senate is expected to take up the bill next week.

"These projects are an important part of getting our economy back on track and have critical value to the entire region," McNerney said.

McNerney's requests included the following:

$950,000 for reconstruction of the French Camp/Interstate 5 Interchange and Sperry Road Extension: Funding will be used to reconstruct the French Camp/I-5 Interchange and connect Sperry Road from Performance Drive to French Camp Road east of I-5.

$950,000 for Interstate 205/Lammers Road Interchange Improvements: Funding will be used for architectural, engineering, and right-of-way acquisition costs associated with the construction of a new I-205 interchange at Lammers Road.

$5 million for Stockton Deep Channel Maintenance: Funding will be used to conduct maintenance dredging and riverbank protection along the 35-feet Stockton Deep Channel on the San Joaquin River.

$454,000 for Lower San Joaquin River Projects Study: The study should determine a wide range of necessary projects in the San Joaquin Delta, such as flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, shoreline or streambank protection and water quality enhancement.

$1.34 million for the San Francisco Bay to Stockton Project: Funding will be used to continue environmental studies on the navigation channels extending from the San Francisco Bay entrance to the Port of Stockton. The channels comprise a major waterborne transportation artery for all deep draft vessel traffic through the Golden Gate into the Delta.

$287,000 for the Farmington Groundwater Recharge Project: Funding will be used for the development of a conveyance-distribution system to provide surface water to selected sites as part of the Farmington Groundwater Recharge Project, underway in eastern San Joaquin County.

$250,000 for the Mokelumne River Regional Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project: Funding will be used to capture unappropriated flows from the Mokelumne River.

$4.79 million for the CALFED Delta Levee Stability Program: Funding will be used to identify and prioritize levee stability projects in the Delta as part of the ongoing CALFED Levee Stability Program.

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 12:31 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 to clarify that Congressman Jerry McNerney had already requested the funds at an earlier time and his request had been approved by the House of Representatives.

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