Annual Storm Season Preparations Progressing
(WorldNews Environment)

San Rafael, CA - The intense 2016/17 winter season was one of Marin County`s wettest in more than a decade, causing $8.76 million in damages to County-maintained infrastructure in unincorporated areas. The damage would have been exponentially worse without the annual storm preparation projects spearheaded by Marin County Department of Public Works (DPW). Conducted every summer and fall, the methodical work on countywide precautions is crucial for flood mitigation and stormwater drainage. While there`s no way to know what this winter holds for Marin, DPW has been busy for months preparing for a potentially serious rain season. `Often when a storm is brewing, we get asked by the media whether...