Levee breach near Marysville plugged up
Published 10:30 am Friday, January 22, 2010
MARYSVILLE — A levee that breached Thursday has been plugged up and officials were watching it this morning to see how the repairs hold through a morning high tide.
No homes or people were threatened by the breach along Ebey Slough near Sunnyside south of Marysville, Snohomish County spokesman Christopher Schwarzen said.
There were reports of minor flooding Thursday afternoon.
Diking District No. 4, which oversees flood control in the area, reported that the breach was close to 20 feet long. It was discovered about 2 p.m., Schwarzen said.
County public works, state Department of Emergency Management crews and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked to repair the breach.
District No. 4 is contiguous with the Diking District No. 2 levee upstream. Lake Steven’s sewage treatment plant is located nearby, but there’s no immediate threat to the treatment plant, Schwarzen said.
