Study: Levees Meant For Flood Control Can Instead Increase Risk

MANTECA (CBS13) — UC Davis researchers say in some cases levees can do more harm than good when it comes to flooding.
Dale Kilburn appreciates dry ground. He lived through one of the worst floods in Central Valley history in 1997. But without flood insurance, he lost furniture in his and his mother’s home.
“When I got done, I had to buy two refrigerators, two VCRs, two microwaves, two of everything,” he said.
During that year, there were six levee breaks near Manteca on t