Good to know these will get fixed—because of the emergency declaration—before the brunt of this years rainy season hits.
An excerpt.
24 Sacramento River levee sites on list for emergency winter fixes
By Matt Weiser - Bee Staff Writer Published Thursday, November 9, 2006
Flood-control officials this week narrowed their list of emergency winter levee repairs to 24 sites along the Sacramento River, including four that protect the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday declared an emergency to speed up the repairs in concert with the state Department of Water Resources. The agencies hope to finish the work this winter.
"We're getting near the beginning of the storm season and we have to get these fixed immediately if we can," said Army Corps spokesman Jim Taylor. "Our concern is that, because the erosion is so severe at these sites, they could not withstand high flows during the peak rainy season."
These 24 sites are among 71 locations that state and federal officials identified in October, although their locations were not revealed then. They are in addition to the 33 "critical erosion" levee repairs expected to be finished by the end of this month.
But flood officials now say they will attempt to repair only the 24 sites this winter, not the full list of 71. The remaining 47 damaged areas will have to last through the rainy season and wait until next spring and summer for repairs.
"The others can make it through the normal winter season, as long as we pay close attention to their condition and are ready to do flood-fighting if necessary," Taylor said.
