Officials: Much-needed rainfall not concerning
A few days of stormy weather brought some needed rain, but not enough to cause concern, officials said.
“Yuba County’s lakes and rivers did not seem terribly impressed with the storms of the past few days,” said Russ Brown, communications coordinator with Yuba County. “The river levels remain well below monitoring stage and we don’t see any storms coming our way in the next several days that we cannot handle.”
As of Feb. 5 at 4 p.m., New Bullards Bar Reservoir has 676,783 acre feet of water with the water level elevation at 1,888.59, according to the California Department of Water Resources website.
Dark Day launch ramp is open and usable as is the Cottage Creek launch ramp, also known as the Marina launch.
No Yuba County roads were listed as closed on the county website and Brown said the area faired well following the storm.
“We were fortunate that our roads remained relatively clear of storm debris during these storms and we did not experience any significant flooding,” he said. “We did get snow in our foothills and we are expecting to see temperatures hover near the freezing mark overnight, so drivers should be careful about icy conditions that could development in the early morning hours.”
There were some road concerns in Sutter County. As of Monday and Tuesday, parts of Keys, Fifield, Pleasant Grove, Brewer, Hicks and Pass roads as well as Nicolaus Avenue were listed as closed, according to the Sutter County website.
“The Sacramento River has been flowing over the Tisdale Weir since Sunday afternoon and has been fluctuating around three feet in depth over the weir into Tisdale Bypass, which empties into the Sutter Bypass,” said Chuck Smith, public information officer for Sutter County. “The Sacramento River has also been flowing over the Colusa Weir, upstream from Tisdale, since Sunday, fluctuating between two and three feet in depth over the weir into the Butte Sink, which empties into the Sutter Bypass.”
Smith said the Feather River at Yuba City-marysville is 25 feet below monitor stage, well within the normal river channel, and it’s forecast to drop.
“People should not drive through flooded roadways,” Smith said. “Turn around, don’t drown. Be careful if you spend time near the rivers.”
“The water agency has been very proactive in finding opportunities to make revenues available to the county to help serve our residents, but any action they take must be done within the very tight restrictions of state law. Paying half of board members’ salaries and the property taxes transfer both meet requirements of state law,” Brown said.
The water agency is separate from the county as it was established by state law 60 years ago for the purpose of water control and power generation along the Yuba River, Brown said. Despite the separation, all five county supervisors serve on the seven-person water agency Board of Directors.
County supervisors are required to hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution before the property tax revenue transfer can be completed. Brown said the county is finishing a few necessary steps beforehand, and will have the items on a board agenda in the near future.
Officials from the Colusa Mosquito Abatement District have received some questions from residents as to why mosquitoes are out and about and biting so early in the year.
It’s normal for warm days, they said.
The mosquito, Anopheles freeborni,which is a spring and fall mosquito, over-winters as an adult mosquito, according to a press release from the abatement district.
“After hibernation for several months, the mosquitoes obviously become very hungry and, therefore, emerge for short periods of time to feed and take a blood meal,” said David Whitesell, with the Colusa Mosquito Abatement District, in the press release. “They usually come out when the temperature reaches about 60-65 degrees.”
Ridgewayworthington, 33, of the 2000 block of Hammonton Smartsville Road, Marysville, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at 2:18 a.m. Feb. 4 at Dunning Avenue. She was booked into Yuba County Jail.
26, of the 3100 block of Erle Road, Marysville, was arrested by the
He said these types of mosquitoes do not multiply this time of year, but they do feed and return to their hibernation shelters.
Whitesell said the Anopheles freeborni are not common carriers of any of the encephalitis or West Nile viruses.
“Due to the short activity time of this mosquito, weather conditions, accessibility to the target area hinder the district from control at this time of the year.” he said. “After a period of warm days this mosquito life cycle will come to an end.”
He said in the late summer and fall months these mosquitos will be controlled with the district-wide spray programs.
Whitesell recommends that people protect themselves from bites by using appropriate repellents and wearing long sleeve shirts and pants during dawn and dusk periods.
Wheatland Police Department at 1:03 a.m. Feb. 4 at Highway 65 and Ostrom Road. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
34, of the 200 block of Third Street, Marysville, was arrested by the Marysville Police Department at 10:10 p.m. Feb. 3 in the 300 block of C Street. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
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