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Supervisors move to ratify emergency proclamation after Sherman Island levee erosion
Summary
Sacramento County emergency officials briefed the Board of Supervisors on storm-driven erosion at a levee on Sherman Island and asked the board to ratify a Dec. 19 proclamation of emergency for Reclamation District 341; repairs are underway and partners are monitoring conditions.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 23 moved to ratify a Dec. 19 proclamation of local emergency for Reclamation District 341 after storm-driven erosion damaged a levee on Sherman Island, county emergency officials said.
County Chief of Emergency Services Mary Jo Flynn Nevins told the board that Sherman Island experienced significant storm impacts on Dec. 14 and that an inspection on Dec. 19, accompanied by engineers from Reclamation District 341 and the state Department of Water Resources, led to the proclamation and a decision to activate the county’s emergency operations center.
“I'm Mary Jo Flynn Nevins, your Chief of Emergency Services. I'm here to request your ratification of the December 19, 2024 Proclamation of Emergency for significant and uncontrolled erosion on Sherman Island and the Delta,” Flynn…
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