Sacramento County levee in need of repairs as officials spot erosion, Sherman Island closed
SACRAMENTO COUNTY – Sacramento County officials declared a local state of emergency Monday after discovering a levee is starting to erode.
The county says Sherman Island is closed due to a levee that's starting to erode. Officials said the levee could damage the Highway 160 Antioch Bridge if it fails.
The issue was caught in time, officials say, and engineers are working on a plan to reinforce the levee.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency to help support funding and get materials needed to fix the levee.
The county said the last big storm the area saw brought water from the San Francisco Bay through the delta and damaged the levee. Officials called it a wash wave, which happened when a December storm battered the levee with high river water, strong tidal influence and 40 mph winds.
No evacuations have been issued but residents are urged to check for updates from SacOES.
"If we have the worst case scenario, Sherman Island would become flooded, we would ask the residents to move out of the way and evacuate," said Matt Robinson, spokesperson for the count Office of Emergency Services.
It's unknown when the levee will be fixed, however, Robinson did say repairs have already begun.
