NEWS: Levee Woes Pile Up
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/40571.html “State and federal officials have identified at least 71 more damaged levee sections throughout the Central Valley that could fail this winter, and in an unusual step they plan to undertake repairs lasting well into the worst of the rainy season. Levee experts normally seek to complete repairs by Nov. 1, the official start [...]
NEWS: GOVT Testing Levees near Yuba City
http://www.kcra.com/news/10058654/detail.html YUBA CITY, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the levee system near Yuba City to see which parts are weakest. Nearly 70 miles of levees meant to protect parts of the city and elsewhere in Sutter County do not meet federal standards. Sutter County recently made $55 million in improvements, [...]
NEWS: Feinstein Urges President to Fund CA Levee Repairs
http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_44044.shtml Please copy and paste into your URL browser to view the entire letter/article. “U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today sent a letter to President George W. Bush requesting that flood control improvements in the Sacramento area – including vital repairs to the areas levee system – be fully funded in the Presidents FY 2008 [...]
