City of Napa Crews Respond to Epic Storms
We are so grateful for the sunshine and blue skies that we are currently enjoying. The storms that have battered California over the past few weeks have caused numerous issues for so many across our state. The Oxbow Bypass flood gates closed multiple times, and once again, the result of the years-long Flood Protection Project has protected our City from rainstorms that would have, in years prior, caused disastrous flooding to businesses, homes, parks, roads and other locations.
Here in Napa, City crews worked tirelessly to address the effects of the storms throughout town. We are so grateful for the hard work, sleepless nights and quick attention to issues, so that our community remained safe during these epic storms.
Here is just a snapshot of those efforts:
- Public Works and Napa Fire responded to numerous downed power lines and remained on standby to address other issues that could arise.
- Napa Fire stood prepared and ready to respond to other issues that arose during the storms as well, including vehicle accidents, fires and other weather-related calls.
- Napa Police remained vigilant to address all normal and weather-related calls for service, in addition to sharing storm safety information with the community.
- Before, during and after the storms, Public Works crews conducted well over 275 inspections of bear traps - our larger storm drains in rural areas that route stormwater, to ensure they were clear of debris, in addition to the rest of the City's standard storms drains.
- Street crews have filled over 1,100 potholes since the storms began, which amounts to about 48 tons of asphalt patch material, and work continues to address these throughout town.
- Utilities crews closely monitored Lake Hennessey and Milliken Reservoir as water levels rose, with Lake Hennessey spilling over the dam (for the first time since 2019) on January 9th and Milliken Reservoir filling to the core holes the week of January 12th (cored holes are what keep the water level lower for seismic stability - see photo on the right below).
- Our Parks & Urban Forestry crews responded to 35 tree related emergency calls over the course of the storms. The Parks crews also closed, monitored, cleaned up and reopened Trancas Crossing Park, Kennedy Park and the Oxbow Commons once the storms let up.
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