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Today's News -
June 28, 2008
Work continues to patch the sand boils that have surfaced today at a levee along the bottoms in rural Monroe County. About 10 sand boils have been located today along a 47-foot agricultural levee protecting mainly farm land between Carr Creek and Fountain Creek. This is a sparsely populated area several miles to the south and west of Columbia. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working with the Monroe County Highway Department to contain the sand boils. They are concentrating their efforts at a boil located near the Roger Schaefer Farm on Taake Road. At that site, they have poured several tons of rock around the boil and are preparing to encircle the area with sand bags later this afternoon. There is sufficient man-power at the scene, and volunteers are not being requested. Deputies from the Monroe County Sherriff’s Department are at the scene preventing unauthorized vehicles from entering the area. Local officials do not believe there is any danger of the levee failing and nearby residents are not being evacuated. |
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