Elementary Students Plan, Pack, and Protect for CA Flood Preparedness Week

Listen: West Sacramento Council Member Babs Sandeen

3rd grade students at Bridgeway Island Elementary School, West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency board member and City Councilmember Beverly “Babs” Sandeen, California Department of Water Resources, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

There was also an update on the City’s flood protection efforts including levee upgrades along the Yolo Bypass. Students participate in interactive exercises including the DWR’s flood simulation model, and the Flood Challenge computer game which teaches them how to Plan, Pack, and Protect for a flood emergency.