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1 Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project &
Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project
Update on the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project, and Collaborative Encampment Outreach and Cleanup Santa Clara Valley Water District &San José City Council Joint Meeting August 19, 2025
San José City Hall / Santa Clara Valley Water Headquarters Building Ryan McCarter, P.E. Deputy Operating Officer - Santa Clara Valley Water District Olympia Williams, Deputy Director – Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, City of San José valleywater.org
2 Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project &
Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project
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3 Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project
Hydroelectric Facility
to be disconnected
and decommissioned
Unlined Spillway
Extension of concrete over
currently unlined channel
Coyote Creek
North Channel
South Channel
Basalt Hill Borrow Area
Existing stockpile and
future borrow area
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4 Anderson Dam Tunnel Project – in construction
Outlet Structure
Tunnel Micro-Tunnel Boring Machine
(MTBM) Lake Tap
North Channel Weir
HLOW Drop Shaft
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5 Stage 1 Diversion – ADTP Tunnel Final Lining
Diversion
Outlet Structure
Reinforced Concrete – Articulating Segments
(MTBM) Lake Tap
8-ft diameter steel pipe
and extension
Intake Trash Rack
Foundation
HLOW Drop Shaft
Diversion Tunnel
13-ft diameter steel pipe
13-ft diameter steel
pipe bifurcation, 11-ft
diameter steel pipes
and valves
Downstream Leg
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6 ADTP Progress
September 2021
November 2024
Diversion Outlet Structure
North Channel Weir
HLOW Drop Shaft
Tunnel
Beginning of site
grading at the
tunnel portal
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7 8/26/22
March 2025 – Downstream Leg
Arch rebar complete and waterproofing in invert
July 2025 – Downstream Leg
Invert and arch concrete placed
Structural Tunnel Lining – Articulating Segments
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8 Program Schedule FERC Order Compliance Projects
Phase 2
Stage 1 Stage 2
Diversion
Phase 1
490’
Diversion
Coyote Creek Flood Protection
(CCFPP)
Construction
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9 Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project
• Board awarded construction
contract for CCFMMP (Phase
1) on May 16, 2023
• Board accepted the CCFMMP
(Phase 1) work as complete on
(June 24, 2025)
• CCFMMP (Phase 1) Project
CEQA Exempt due to FERC
Order
• CCFPP (Phase 2) – Board
certified Final EIR on March
11, 2025
• CCFPP – Planned construction
start date (Mid 2026)
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10 Project Schedule
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11 Construction Photos
Floodwall 7
Before After
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12 CCFMMP Encampment Relocation – Impacted Reaches
Encamped Reaches
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13 CCFMMP Encampment Relocation – Before & After
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14 CCFMMP Encampment Relocation – Outcomes
44 76
72 12
204
Total
Individuals in
Project Area
Individuals with no identifying
information
Individuals who did not utilize any
shelter or interim housing
Total number of individuals placed at
Guadalupe EIH (since May 2023)
Individuals exited to shelter or other
interim housing (enrolled or not)
178 total individuals provided outreach
services during agreement term
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15 City of San José
No Encampment Zones
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16 8/26/22