SANTA CRUZ HARBOR
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
Santa Cruz Harbor is located on the California coast approximately 60 miles south of San Francisco. Project Operations and Maintenance (O&M) provides for maintenance of two jetties, 850 feet and 1,125 feet long. Maintenance dredging (currently the responsibility of the Santa Cruz Harbor District) includes: (1) an entrance channel to a depth of -20 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), 100 feet wide, and 900 feet long; (2) thence to -15 feet MLLW for an additional 370 feet; (3) an inner harbor channel to -15 feet MLLW, 150 feet wide, and 800 feet long; (4) thence to -10 feet MLLW for an additional 600 feet; and (5) a turning basin to -10 feet MLLW, 300 feet wide, and 207 feet long.
TOTAL FUNDING
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TOTAL COST
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N/A
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FEDERAL COST
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N/A
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NON-FEDERAL COST
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N/A
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FISCAL YEAR 2022 ALLOCATION
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$1,085,000
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FY 2023 BUDGET
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$ 540,000
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COST TO COMPLETE
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N/A
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FY 22 accomplishments
- Funds will be used for Federal share of maintenance dredging costs and MOA administrative costs.
FY 23 accomplishments
- Funds will be used for Federal share of maintenance dredging costs and MOA administrative costs.
ISSUES AND OTHER INFORMATION
- The Santa Cruz Port District is the NFS.
- Under the November 2015 Memorandum of Agreement, the sponsor is responsible for dredging the harbor until the year 2025. The annual federal share of maintenance dredging costs is $385,000 until 2020. The federal share between 2020 and 2025 is 35% of the average annual cost incurred between 2015 and 2020.
- Submitted a reprogramming request to Congress to transfer $500,000 from Suisun to fund Santa Cruz Dredging efforts in FY21
- An assessment of the jetties was completed on 19 January 2023 by SPN coastal engineers. Severe wave action from the Dec 22 – Jan 23 storm caused the west jetty to lose armor stone and caused damage to the concrete cap. A work package for FY25 has been submitted for $1.3 million to repair the damage to the jetty.
CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST
- 19th District, Rep. Jimmy Panetta
POINT OF CONTACT
- Deputy for Project Management, (415) 503-6593
Updated on 14 February 2023

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