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Posted by: Patrap, 01:45 GMT le 17 juin 2013

Jan 1 1997 Aerial view of a broken levee and the resultant flooding on the Sacramento River in the Sacramento River delta.

Sacramento Levee & Flood Risk

by Rowena Millado

Sacramento and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta’s risk for flooding is the highest in the country because of the city’s aging levee system that has been inadequately maintained. The River City has even less protection than that of New Orleans despite spending $300 million to strengthen the Sacramento and American rivers levees that has taken place for the past 20 years.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for California’s levees in February 2006. He executed Executive Order S-01-06 directing agencies to identify, evaluate and repair critical systems. As a result, some critical erosion sites were repaired in 2006, but the underlying structural problem for the Sacramento region and the state remains.

According the Governor’s office, 33 levees have been repaired and 71 additional repairs are scheduled to be completed by September 2007. These repairs essentially retrofit the levees with rocks on its water side to rebuild its slope to original flood level protection.

Although these repairs were done without key federal funding, state representatives and the governor will continue to introduce federal initiatives to underwrite more of the repairs that are needed.

Even residents have taken steps toward greater protection by approving flood assessments for their area, as well as asking the city to cease building new homes in high flood risk areas.

The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency is recommending some communities to carry flood insurance, even if the homeowner’s lender is not requiring them to do so. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates that, over the life of a 30-year mortgage, Downtown, Mid-Town, Oak Park, Natomas, Land Park and East Sacramento neighborhoods face a 26 percent chance of flooding, according to the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency. Although some property owners will not have to get flood insurance because of the levee repairs in their neighborhood have decreased the risk.

For those neighborhoods who need the insurance, some may still be eligible to receive low-cost preferred flood rates.

1997
Record Flood: The fifth record flood in 46 years occurs over the New Year's holiday. Unprecedented flows from rain and melted snow surge into the Feather and the San Joaquin. Sacramento is spared when the fury of the storm hits 40 miles north in the Feather River. Levee failures flood Olivehurst, Arboga, Wilton, Manteca, and Modesto.

Sacramento Flood History

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues a man stranded on the roof of his Olivehurst home on Jan. 3, 1997. A levee along the Feather River ruptured the night before sending acres of water into the Sutter County community.

A neighborhood in the Olivehurst area is lost in a muddy annex of the Feather River on Jan. 3, 1997 after a levee broke the night before.

More Levee Woes and the Suffering included from 1997.

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Updated: 12:38 GMT le 17 juin 2013

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To Father's,on your day

Posted by: Patrap, 15:56 GMT le 15 juin 2013

We Miss you Dad and we Think of you every single day.

Sammy Jo and Dad at Jazz Fest 07

Jr. and Dad heading to Ship Island in Mississippi, 2003

Dad

© Karen K. Boyer

He never looks for praises
He's never one to boast
He just goes on quietly working
For those he loves the most
His dreams are se...

Updated: 16:02 GMT le 15 juin 2013

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$3 billion flood-control ring finished;

Posted by: Patrap, 00:21 GMT le 14 juin 2013

A big Deal here.

West Bank's $3 billion flood-control ring finished; milestone ceremony planned Monday

Marking a major milestone in the New Orleans area’s flood control improvements, the Army Corps of Engineers said it has finished all permanent structures in the $3-billion ring of levees and floodwalls around the West Bank of Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes. Officials with the corps and ...

Updated: 00:27 GMT le 14 juin 2013

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The Warming "Divine" Period begins

Posted by: Patrap, 14:44 GMT le 09 juin 2013

+15

It has arrived.

June 9 2013

When man began burning coal, then oil en masse,globally it was a God send we thought for Humanity.
Cheap abundant power for Industry and travel.

We could steam across Oceans and Rail across continents and Fly between Hemispheres daily.

Now, its clear and concise that our ego's outpaced our sanity.

Were warming at a rate so fast now since were at 400ppm CO2 that look at the Arctic...

Updated: 13:06 GMT le 13 juin 2013

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Hurricane Preparation 2013

Posted by: Patrap, 15:19 GMT le 28 mai 2013

It's time to dust off that family disaster plan, or in many cases, create one.

Keeping your family safe during a hurricane starts with proper planning. One in six Americans live along the eastern seaboard or the Gulf of Mexico, making hurricane preparation a must for many and their families.

Evacuation Considerations for the Elderly, Disabled and Special Medical Care Issues

Updated: 21:51 GMT le 01 juin 2013

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