WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The high flood risk in the Sacramento region is once again in the spotlight following the recent 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Efforts continue to upgrade the area’s aging flood control infrastructure.
Back in January 1997, heavy rains pushed the Cosumnes River above levee limits, causing 20 breaks and inundating communities such as Wilton. Nearly three decades later, work is underway along the Sacramento River to prevent that same kind of catastrophic flooding.
“We’re talking about 150 years ago, right when those levees were initially established. So it’s an aging infrastructure,” said Gregory Treible, program manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…