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Officials unsure of who will enforce levee order; Residents to pay for removal of encroachments

Posted by: Maven on February 8, 2010 at 7:54 am

From Stockton’s Record:

“State officials say the county should take the lead on coordinating removal of encroachments, including a private swimming pool, on or near a north Stockton levee.

But county officials say they’re not sure they have that authority.

Meanwhile, it’s been five months since the state’s Central Valley Flood Protection Board decided those Bear Creek encroachments – trees, walkways, patios and the pool – must be torn out, following the recommendations of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Each month that passes puts hundreds of homeowners in the Twin Creeks subdivision closer to mandatory flood insurance, as well as thousands more south of the Calaveras River, where the board has yet to even begin addressing a larger and more complex set of encroachments. … “

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February 8, 2010 · Filed Under Levees

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