Leaking Delta Levee Causes Concern

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  I'm certainly no water expert, but I do know that running water is very corrosive!  If it's found a path through the levee, I'm sure it has opened a path through the dirt, that path will continue to grow!

Nothing new here. Squirrels, mitten crabs...there are LOTS of holes in the levees.

-Brian G

Not living by any levees I really don't think about them.  Although, back in 89' I lived real close (Within 200yds) of the San Lorenzo river levee in Santa Cruz, right there at the boardwalk.  After the quake, the bike path on top of the levee was trashed!  I wouldn't have been able to drive my rock crawler CJ-5 on the path it was hosed up so bad!  I remember then, long be for the quake, seeing the water level maybe 1 to 2 feet from the top some winters and hoping then that it holded.  Me & my belongings were only a 100yds maybe away from it and it wouldn't have been good.
  When the county or who ever it was that repaired the levee  it was taken down to almost below street level!  I was able to look down Jessie St and see the water!
  Up in the redwood forest of Felton now.

It was in the SACBEE this morning too. Expect the state to keep this story at the forefront of the news. They are pushing the Peripheral Canal with a full court press, they need $9 BILLION + from the public coffers to build it, and they are going to use the unstability of the levees and the drought as a tool to ensure the passage of the bond. I would not be suprised if somehow the levees on Lower Jones blow out before the state can figure out a fix. I expect a bunch of feet dragging on the plans to repairs the leak, so it WILL blow out.


I hope Lower Jones DOES flood and they leave it flooded. It would be a GREAT LMB and Striper fishery! Think Mildred Island x10! They should buy out those farmers, build a gate structure, and flood Jones Tract on purpose.

Thats a sick thought dude, but one I had myself!!!     Talk about structure.

They're just angling for 'shovel ready' federal stimulus dollars.  Every other word out of the state is just whoring for federal funds these days.