Reclamation District 800 declared a state of emergency at the start of the week ahead of all the rain in the forecast.
Schneider said that misinformation spread online over the weekend that there was a break in the levee east of Dillard Road and south of Highway 16, but that wasn't true.
That erosion came from the catastrophic storms of 2023 that caused multiple levee breaks along the Consumnes River that were never fully repaired.
Now, rushing waters near Sloughouse Restaurant and ponds in the parking lot are just a tease to the storm that could be hitting the area next.
"We learned a lesson in 2023 that the weather predictions can be unpredictable," he said. "It could take some property out and start getting into the wine grapes and vineyards and possibly put some water near Dillard Road."
"This is just protocol. This is a preemptive step for us," Sacramento County spokesperson Matt Robinson said. "The reclamation district came to us. We are not going to do anything unless we are approached by the reclamation district."
"We don't want to have a 2023 on our hands again where things got away," Schneider said.
County crews have spent the brief break in the storms to make repairs to damage that happened this week.
"We had some calls for trees down and that was taken care of rather quickly," said Robinson. "We had streetlights that were knocked down for about an hour. We had 10 service calls for drainage flooding."
"We bring out the goats for example to take care of the culverts, get rid of the high grass and free up the human staff that way we can do the heavier things like remove the trees and other heavier equipment," Robinson said.
County crews are on standby for whatever the next storm will bring.
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