Army Corps of Engineers to help assess Coyote Creek for future flood prevention

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Friday, July 28, 2017
Army Corps. of Engineers to help assess Coyote Creek for future flood prevention
Coyote Creek, which decimated neighborhoods in San Jose when in it flooded in February, is getting help from the federal government.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Coyote Creek, which decimated neighborhoods in San Jose when in it flooded in February, is getting help from the federal government.

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The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to study the waterway and come up with a plan to reduce the flood risk.

Watch the video in the player above for more on their plan to reduce flood risk.

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Sky7 shows a car immersed in floodwater on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 (left) and again on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 (right), when floodwaters receded in San Jose, Calif.
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