From gt Industry Insider– With the goal of further reducing the risk of catastrophic flooding, a project kickoff meeting was held last month to better understand how the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) could use research and technologies to enhance levee monitoring and management in Yuba County. CITRIS leverages the research strengths of different University of California campuses. The April 19 meeting also involved site tours of local levees, and it provided a chance for the researchers from CITRIS to meet levee managers. (more)