Reclamation District No. 784

With the summer season well underway, District field operations continue with a variety of maintenance tasks during the dry season.  During the months of June through August, you may notice our crews mowing service roads alongside the levees and drainage infrastructure areas to ensure vegetation is maintained to minimize fire fuels. We do the best we can to first prioritize District lands which abut residential properties to help reduce fire risk.  Field crews will also conduct controlled burning activities from time to time which may include brush piles and certain stretches of levee. The beloved sheep and goats are also present grazing various areas along the District's internal drainage system. By the end of August, the herd will move onto the urban levees in preparation for the 2025 DWR fall levee inspection.  

This is also the time of year when the nicer weather draws more people outdoors for recreation. Most non-motorized recreation such as walking or biking is welcome on the  RD784 urban levees and throughout the internal drainage system as long as no trespassing occurs on private lands. RD784 does not allow camping, horseback riding, or hunting anywhere in the District.  Please report any unauthorized motor vehicles or vandalism observed on the levees or around any District drainage laterals, detention basins, pump stations, or any other infrastructure  immediately to the Yuba County Sheriff's Department (530) 749-7777.

For general weather or river forecast updates, contact the  Yuba County Office of Emergency Services or visit the links below:

https://www.yuba.org/emergency/

https://www.facebook.com/YubaCountyOES

Thank you for reading and have a happy and safe summer!

Patrick Meagher, General Manager

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Canals and Ditches: 

Reclamation District 784 maintains over 60 miles of canals, ditches and drainage basins through which storm water is moved to pumping stations where it is pumped into adjacent rivers and out of the District.  Garbage and debris dumped into drainage ditches have caused blockages and can cause localized flooding.  If you observe anyone dumping objects into any drainage canals, please contact the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 530-749-7777 to report the crime.  

Public Levee Access:

Not  all levees are owned by the public. Some levees are located on private  property and RD784 personnel can only access private property because  the State of California holds easement rights for levee maintenance and  operations. RD784 cannot give permission for anyone to trespass on  private property of another. The following list of levees is provided in  the attachment below for information on which levees are open to the  public for pedestrian access only. Unauthorized motor vehicles are  prohibited on all levees.