The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has ratified a Proclamation of Emergency in response to what is being cited as significant uncontrolled levee erosion along a stretch of levee east of Dillard Road and south of Highway 16 in east Sacramento County. The proclamation is in response to Reclamation District 800 proclaiming an emergency on Monday.
Reclamation District 800 recently discovered a problem with an irrigation line at approximately 9 feet elevation on the water side of the levee. The proclamation is part of a process to alert the State to the issue and the needs of the Reclamation District to repair the levee.
The levee controls the path of water from the Consumnes River. While the threat of levee failure is low, the Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services has developed specific response plans if conditions worsen.
The County has not issued any type of evacuation notice. Still, residents are advised to register at the Sacramento Alert website and follow updates from the National Weather Service. Residents living south of Highway 16 near Dillard Road are encouraged to sign up for notification through the Sacramento Alert website or text “levee” to 77295.
Additionally, county officials have closed several other areas in anticipation of the current storm series and anticipated flooding. Discovery Park on the American River is closed to the public as well as the Howe Avenue, Watt Avenue and Gristmill access areas along the American River Parkway were closed Monday as river levels continue to rise.
