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Riverbank resident tells supervisors county failed to maintain culvert; family reports months without water

Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors · February 4, 2026
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At public comment, resident Melissa Sandoval accused county and local agencies of failing to maintain a culvert and drainage pipeline, said her family endured repeated flooding and more than a month without well water, and asked the county to investigate and add documentation to the record.

Melissa Sandoval used the meeting public‑comment period to urge Stanislaus County and nearby city governments to address a drainage problem she says has repeatedly flooded her family’s property since 2018.

Sandoval told the Board of Supervisors she and her family have spent years seeking help after a culvert drain pipeline near Claribel and Roselle was, she says, not shown on project plans and was left…

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