▁is ▁project ed ▁to ▁continue ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁river ▁can ▁transport ▁ ▁of ▁water ▁through ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁releases ▁from ▁Fri ant ▁Dam ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Bear ▁Creek ▁and ▁the ▁East side ▁by pass . ▁The ▁higher ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁is ▁also ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁ra inf all ▁or ▁prevent ▁flo oding . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁rest oration , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁river ▁recovery ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁could ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁billion ▁dollars . ▁Appro xim ately ▁$ 3 3 0 ▁million ▁will ▁be ▁paid ▁by ▁Central ▁Valley ▁far mers , ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁govern ments ▁will ▁provide ▁the ▁remaining ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁E ff ort s ▁have ▁been ▁under ▁way ▁to ▁restore ▁wet lands ▁along ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁River ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁historic ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Tul are ▁Lake . ▁These ▁primarily ▁ent ail ▁the ▁clean up ▁of ▁existing ▁wet lands ▁and ▁pro cur ing ▁additional ▁water ▁supplies , ▁rather ▁than ▁converting ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁original ▁sw amp ▁and ▁mar sh . ▁Since ▁wet lands ▁can ▁provide ▁a ▁natural ▁form ▁of ▁flo od ▁control ▁– ▁wet lands ▁act ▁like ▁sp ong es , ▁absor bing ▁flo od ▁flows ▁during ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁and ▁re le asing ▁the ▁accum ulated ▁water ▁during ▁the ▁dry ▁season ▁– ▁and ▁also ▁can ▁filter ▁out ▁many ▁forms ▁of ▁to x ins