San Joaquin County declares state of emergency due to risk of levee failure in California Delta
San Joaquin County declared a state of emergency Wednesday for a potential levee failure on Victoria Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that could damage farmland and compromise water for the region. County engineers on Oct. 21 found slumping at a levee on Old River that could damage Highway 4, a critical artery for the region. County officials took “emergency measures” to temporarily erect protective barriers, but the levee is still at risk, San Joaquin County’s Office of Emergency Services said in a news release.
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