• Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 50, Grimes, CA 95950
• Phone:  (530) 437-2221
• Email:‍  rd108@rd108.org
• Office Hours:  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excludes Holidays)
• Primary Contact:  Meegan Nagy (General Manager)
• Legal Counsel:  Scott Shapiro, Downey Brand LLP

Land Service Area:  The west side levee of the Sacramento River from the colusa bridge to the city of Knights Landing

Levee Miles:  Approximately 50 Miles

Provided Services:  Maintain levee including rodent and weed control. Patrol and response during potential flood events.

Revenues:  The Sacramento River West Side Levee District is funded through an assessment levied upon it’s beneficiaries.

‍History:  Prior to construction of the levees the Sacramento River would rise up out of its banks during the wet winter months to form and inland sea across the valley floor. Many miners who had previously been farmers, recognized the potential of the fertile soils that covered the Sacramento Valley and set out to reclaim the swamp lands from overflow.

The first levees were built by individual landowners using substandard materials. The Sacramento Flood Control Project was authorized by Congress in 1917 and completed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1960. Today the flood control districts act as the local maintaining agency to perform maintenance on the levees. All of the levees constructed by RD 108 have now become part of the federally sponsored Sacramento River Flood Control Project. There are over 1,600 miles of State/Federal Project levees.

The Sacramento Flood Control System was never designed to hold the maximum carrying capacity of the River. The levees are not high enough or far enough apart to withstand maximum flows. Instead the flood control system relies on a variety of management tools such as reservoirs, bypasses, and weirs to provide relief for overflows. Over the years the carrying capacity of the River has changed. Riparian habitat has been restored and promoted along the river banks. Woody debris and other vegetation builds up in the river channels creating sand bars and islands in the middle of the floodway.

Excessive rains do not always preface flooding. The numerous miles of levees create a challenge for maintenance and upkeep, combined with the age of the levees. Deteriorating levees have become a challenge for the State to ensure flood protection.

‍Note:  The Sacramento River West Side Levee District and Reclamation District 108 are administered and operated by the same staff. Both RD 108 and the Sacramento River West Side Levee District are crosscutting agencies between Colusa and Yolo counties.

AB 2040 Compliance:  Compensation‍ 

PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER WEST SIDE LEVEE DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sacramento River West Side Levee District, pursuant to the authority vested in it by section 87306 of the Government Code, proposes amendment to its conflict of interest code. A comment period has been established commencing on October 23, 2026, and closing on December 7, 2026. All inquiries should be directed to the contact listed below.

The Sacramento River West Side Levee District proposes to amend its conflict of interest code to include employee positions that involve the making or participation in the making of decisions that may foreseeably have a material effect on any financial interest, as set forth in subdivision (a) of section 87302 of the Government Code. The amendment carries out the purposes of the law and no other alternative would do so and be less burdensome to affected persons.

Changes to the conflict of interest code include: Removing positions no longer at Sacramento River West Side Levee District from the Designated Positions list; adding new positions to the Designated Positions list; clarifying that the General Manager, members of the Board of Commissioners, and candidates for the Board of Commissioners are Government Code section 87200 filers that must file their statements of economic interest electronically with the FPPC; updating the Disclosure Categories with new, standard language recommended by the FPPC; and also makes other technical changes.

Information on the code amendment is available on the agency’s website (www.rd108.org/sacramento-river-west-side-levee-district).

Any interested person may submit written comments relating to the proposed amendment by submitting them no later than December 7, 2026, or at the conclusion of the public hearing, if requested, whichever comes later. At this time, no public hearing is scheduled. A person may request a hearing no later than November 22, 2026.

The Sacramento River West Side Levee District has determined that the proposed amendments:

1. Impose no mandate on local agencies or school districts.

2. Impose no costs or savings on any state agency.

3. Impose no costs on any local agency or school district that are required to be reimbursed under Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

4. Will not result in any nondiscretionary costs or savings to local agencies.

5. Will not result in any costs or savings in federal funding to the state.

6. Will not have any potential cost impact on private persons, businesses or small businesses.

All inquiries concerning this proposed amendment and any communication required by this notice should be directed to: Meegan Nagy, General Manager, 530-437-2221, rd108@rd108.org