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Marysville Ring Levee News

Environmental report for Marysville Ring Levee utility relocations out for public review
12/11/2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released a draft supplemental environmental assessment for utility relocations as part of its Marysville Ring Levee Phases 2B and 3 work in...
Construction on Marysville Ring Levee Phase 2B and 3 to begin. Phase C cutoff wall to be built
4/9/2020 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $22.5 million construction contract March 27 to Great Lakes Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC, of Rocklin, California, for 2.8 miles of...
President’s Budget and Work Plan announcements tab $188 million for Sacramento District projects
2/12/2020 UPDATED
More than $188 million in flood risk management work for Northern California were outlined in two separate budget releases on February 10, adding to an already robust Sacramento District workload...
Marysville Ring Levee Phase 2AS construction begins
5/28/2019
Marysville, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District recently began construction on the next phase of work to improve the 7.6 miles of levee that surrounds Marysville.Part of...
Corps to discuss next phases of Marysville Ring Levee project at public meeting
4/4/2019 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a public meeting April 10 in Marysville to discuss construction plans for Phases 2B and 3 of the Marysville Ring Levee project...
Sacramento District projects get $2.1 billion in supplemental appropriation
7/9/2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced supplemental funding July 5 for five Sacramento District projects, totaling an investment of more than $2.1 billion in flood risk management efforts...
Public meeting set regarding Marysville Ring Levee 2019 construction
2/16/2018
A public meeting regarding refined construction plans for Phases 2A South and 2C for the Marysville Ring Levee project will be held Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. in the Yuba County Government Center, located at...
President’s FY19 budget allocates more than $200 million for Sacramento District projects
2/13/2018
Continued construction of safety improvements at Isabella Dam near Bakersfield leads U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District projects listed in the President’s budget unveiled Feb. 12 for...
Construction continues on Marysville Ring Levee
7/13/2017
Construction of a small but necessary section of the Marysville Ring Levee is underway and should be completed by mid-August 2017, maintaining momentum on the project to lessen flood risk in the...
Natomas basin construction highlights nearly $200 million for Sacramento District projects
2/12/2016
Funding to begin construction in the Natomas basin leads the list of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District projects receiving funds for fiscal year 2016. Nearly $200 million is included for...
Stimulus-funded Marysville Ring Levee phase one completed
6/7/2013
Phase one of the Stimulus-funded Marysville Ring Levee Project has been completed. The project is a partnership between the Sacramento District, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and...
Marysville Ring Levee phase one wrapping up
12/10/2012
After two full years of construction, phase one of the Marysville Ring Levee Project has drawn to a close with 4,600 linear feet of deep-soil-mixed cutoff wall installed – the first milestone in a...
Work doubles on Marysville Ring Levee Project
9/10/2012
MARYSVILLE, Calif. -- Two giant, ultra-modern geotechnical construction rigs work side by side here, implanting a deep-soil-mixed cutoff wall backbone into a section of the Marysville Ring Levee near...
Corps resumes construction on Marysville Ring Levee upgrades
6/8/2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will resume construction on the Marysville Ring Levee June 11 after pausing last November for the state of California’s...

Contact Information

 For more information on the
Marysville Ring Levee Project,
please contact us at the following:

Phone:
916-557-5100

Email:
spk-pao@usace.army.mil

Mailing Address:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District
Marysville Ring Levee Project,
1325 J Street, Room 1513
Sacramento, CA 95814

Marysville Ring Levee

­The City of Marysville, Calif., is surrounded by 7.6 miles of ring levee that reduces flood risk to a population of more than 12,700 people; and an estimated 3,731 structures including the region’s largest hospital, Rideout Memorial, which provides the only level-3 trauma services to more than 100,000 people throughout the Yuba-Sutter Area. The ring levee also reduces flood risk to State Highways 70 and 20 and the Union Pacific Railroad, all major transportation facilities that run through the city. Located at the junction of the Feather and Yuba rivers, Marysville and neighboring Yuba City have been ravaged by flooding through the years – including the 1955 Christmas Eve flood that killed 38 and forced 23,000 from their homes.

Project Description
The Marysville Ring Levee project is a multi-phase project that will upgrade the levee that surrounds Marysville. The primary purpose of the project is to strengthen the existing levee by implementing additional measures to reduce the likelihood of through- and under-seepage. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is partnering with the California Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Marysville Levee District to complete the estimated $92.5 million project. The state of California has appropriated $17 million toward the project as part of their commitment to upgrade the state’s levee systems. Currently, project completion is slated for 2022. The project is being designed and constructed to meet the state’s requirement of 200 year-level flood risk for urban areas - or a 1-in-200 chance of flooding in any given year. Due to the elevation of the levees, the project will surpass that criteria making Marysville one of the lowest at-risk cities in California’s Central Valley after all flood reduction measures are constructed.

Opening Phase
A contract was awarded to Raito Inc. of San Leandro in August 2010 with ground breaking on the $10.8 million first phase in September 2010. Construction was completed in 2012, upgrading the levee’s fragile northeast reach by installing a seepage cutoff wall to depths over 100 feet. Funding for the first phase was provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Subsequent Phases
The July 2017 phase of work bolstered the stretch of the ring levee adjacent to Highway 70 and the Catholic cemetery using a stability berm. Funding is cost-shared by the Corps, CVFPB and the Marysville Levee District.  A design contract was awarded in February 2016 for the reach adjacent to the Bok Kai Temple and PG&E substation.  Design work has been completed on levee sections near the Fifth Street Bridge.
 

Public Engagements

MRL Phases 2B/3 Utility Relocation Virtual Public Meeting
December 15, 2020  

This meeting was held to provide an update on design refinements made to the utility relocation along Phases 2B and 3 of the Marysville Ring Levee project. Utilities are anticipated to be relocated in 2021. Public comments on the Draft Supplemental EA-IS were due January 10, 2021.

Webinar Presentation Slides (PDF)
Map: Phase 2B/3 Utility Relocation Locations (PDF)

Related Documents: 
Draft Notice of Intent (NOI)
Draft Supplemental EA-IS
Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Draft Supplemental Mitigated Negative Declaration
To All Interested Parties Letter
 

Protecting history

Marysville Historic Commercial District - historic structure impact report

An historic structures impact report assessing possible construction related vibration effects to the National Register of Historic Places eligible Marysville Historic Commercial District in Marysville, Calif.

Bok Kai Temple - Monitoring Plan
Bok Kai Temple - Historic structure impact report
Bok Kai Temple - Appendix

An historic structures impact report assessing possible construction related vibration effects to the National Register of Historic Places listed Bok Kai Temple in Marysville, Calif.

image - Bok Kai Temple, Marysville