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Agency updates levee projects and pump‑station testing, aims for 200‑year protection by 2038
Summary
West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency staff briefed the board on multiple projects — Sac River North design options, outreach to utilities over roughly 70 levee encroachments, REY Engineers' surveying, an energized Yolo Bypass pump station with testing underway and a planned ribbon cutting — and said the program aims for 200‑year protection by about 2038.
Staff briefed the board March 19 on a range of project updates tied to levee improvements and flood protection work across the West Sacramento program.
Rick (agency staff) began with the Sac River North project, saying the design team is evaluating alternatives for levee improvements around the I Street UPRR line and the new bridge; he warned the chosen tie‑in could materially affect the amount of real estate required and said staff are considering seepage berm options, including versions with a drainage component.
He said staff (including Ryan Tevis) are sending letters to utility companies because there are "I think... 70 encroachments…
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