There’s been levee breaks over the years all over the delta, according to San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency executive director Darren Suen. … Democratic state Senator Jerry McNerney introduced SB 872 that would direct $300 million annually in greenhouse gas reduction fund (GGRF) dollars to levee repairs in the delta and to shore up SWP’s canals to prevent interruptions in essential water deliveries. … The bill would include, according to Suen, fixing their levees to prevent subsidence and saltwater intrusion. … Suen also said these levied systems were started during the Gold Rush and a lot of them haven’t been maintained up to “federal standards.”

Other levee news:

• San Mateo Daily Journal (Calif.): Belmont begins early levee protection efforts
• Monterey County Now (Seaside, Calif.): Pajaro is more prepared than ever for any disaster that may come its way, but work remains
• Manteca Bulletin (Calif.): SJ County backs plan to strengthen Delta levees
• Manteca Bulletin (Calif.): Opinion: The Delta needs a dike to weather climate change & protect LA water instead of myopic tunnel