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San Joaquin County resolution finds levees not stable enough

Posted by: Maven on January 25, 2010 at 6:40 am

From Stockton’s Record:

“The levees protecting parts of Stockton, French Camp, Lathrop and Manteca don’t meet design criteria set by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withstand a 100-year flood.

That was the acknowledgment made last week in a resolution passed by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

The resolution is a condition, according to the county, of an application Reclamation District 17 is considering to submit for $76 million from the California Department of Water Resources.

The resolution states that the levees must meet Federal Emergency Management Agency standards to be certified as stable during a flood … “

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January 25, 2010 · Filed Under Levees

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