Boats float on Richardson Bay between Sausalito and Belvedere. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Marin County, the Sausalito Marin City School District and the Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency have been selected for nearly $10 million in water quality and wetlands projects.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the grants Wednesday at an event in Oakland. The Marin projects are among two dozen in the Bay Area to receive $52 million in grants.
“Restored wetlands in the San Francisco Bay are our first line of defense against sea-level rise, groundwater rise and localized flooding for the communities that live along the shoreline,” said Martha Guzman, regional administrator for the EPA’s office in San Francisco.
“Many of them live in underserved communities where the impact will be highlighted,” she said.
Marin’s share…
