Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz Secures $1.1 Million in Community Project Funding

Cathedral City, CA - Today, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released the following statement regarding the North Cathedral Regional Stormwater Project.

"After seeing first-hand the significant damage caused by Tropical Storm Hilary almost a year ago, it is evident that our communities have taken significant strides to recover and rebuild," said Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25). "This $1.1 million in federal funding is just the start to ensure that the community has enhanced prevention of residential flooding."

"Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), as a Public Water System and the Regional Stormwater Flood Protection Agency, is always undertaking projects to advance protection and services to the district. The North Cathedral City Regional Stormwater Project is a critical project to address regional flood hazards by managing and reducing stormwater flows which inundate downstream communities and critical transportation infrastructure. CVWD is very grateful to have Congressman Ruiz as a partner and we are incredibly appreciative of his stewardship and advocacy for this project." - John Aguilar, Coachella Valley Water District Board of Directors, Division One.

Background:

The Coachella Valley Water District requested community project funding from Congressman Ruiz for their North Cathedral City Regional Stormwater Project. This project will construct a regional stormwater channel that would provide a connection from north of I-10 to the Whitewater River Stormwater Channel (WWRSC) to the south. The storm flow from north would be conveyed under I-10 and two Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks to the existing WWRSC. The design would collect existing flows passing under I-10 and provides a reliable and engineered channel under the UPRR that will provide a long-term solution for conveying flows downstream to the WWRSC.

Currently, the project will need an additional $9.3 million to build the proposed channel.