Sacramento District News

Visit to project sites offers Congressman insight on USACE levee work

J. Paul Bruton — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Dr. Ami Bera, U.S. Representative for California's 6th congressional district, has earned a

So … exactly what is going on out there?

J. Paul Bruton — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:00:00 GMT

An extensive construction site filled with steadily churning heavy equipment has sprung up along

Natomas levee improvements hit high gear

Tyler Stalker — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT

With the Sacramento River to its west, and the American River to the south, the Natomas Basin sits at the confluence of two major waterways. Streams, creeks and tributaries mark the northern and eastern boundary. Water surrounds the basin’s perimeter. Levees help keep flowing waters in their channels and out of growing neighborhoods, where approximately 100,000 people live, but a breach to any section of the 42 miles of levee surrounding Natomas could be catastrophic.