SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Saturday update:
Sacramento city officials announced the opening of two sandbag fill-up locations as this weekend's storm continues to threaten residents with flooding.
Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., a maximum of 10 sandbags will be allowed per vehicle. The two stations include:
- South Area Corporation Yard
5730 24th Street, Sacramento - North Area Corporation Yard
918 Del Paso Road, Sacramento
The locations come in addition to sandbag stations opened by Sacramento County (see below).
Original story:
Sandbag stations are available in cities across Northern California in the coming days as local officials prepare residents for potential flooding.
El Dorado County
In El Dorado County, officials are advising residents to bring their own shovels for free sandbags in the following locations Tuesday:
- Fire Station 89, 3200 Country Club Drive,
Cameron Park, CA - Fire Station 32, 4770 Sandridge Road,
Placerville, CA - Fire Station 85, 1050 Wilson Boulevard,
El Dorado Hills, CA - El Dorado County DOT, 3671 Missouri Flat Road,
Diamond Springs, CA - El Dorado County DOT, 4120 Ricci Road,
Greenwood, CA - El Dorado County DOT, 6701 Rony Express Trail,
Pollock Pines, CA - Mosquito Park and Ride, 2966 Mosquito Road,
Placerville, CA
In South Lake Tahoe, the locations Tuesday include:
- Meeks Bay Fire, 8041 Highway 89
Meeks Bay, CA - South Lake Tahoe Fire, Station 3, 2101 Lake Tahoe Boulevard,
South Lake Tahoe, CA - Search & Rescue Building, 1834 Santa Fe Road,
South Lake Tahoe
Stanislaus County
Multiple sandbag locations are available across Stanislaus County in preparation for what officials are describing as a strong, wet system coming Wednesday and Thursday.
Renewed flooding threats to the already-saturated San Joaquin Valley and foothills is leading local officials to advise residents sandbags could be necessary. Locations across the county include:
- Public Works Department, 3420 Harold Street,
Ceres, CA - 1716 Morgan Road (Next to fuel station),
Stanislaus County, CA - 7018 Pine Street (Across City Hall),
Hughson, CA - 501 N. Jefferson,
Modesto, CA - 325 East G Street,
Oakdale, CA - 16215 South Baldwin Road,
Riverbank, CA - 901 S. Walnut (Parking lot),
Turlock, CA - 109 South E Street (Next to gas station)
Waterford, CA
For more information on sandbags, reporting flooded streets and reporting broken tree limbs in Stanislaus County, click here.
- Branch Center, 3847 Branch Center Road,
Sacramento, CA - Dillard Ranch, 9857 Dillard Road,
Wilton, CA - Orangevale Community Center, 6826 Hazel Avenue,
Orangevale, CA - Point Pleasant United Methodist Church, 3329 Point Pleasant Road
Elk Grove, CA - Westside Park, 6555 West 2nd Street,
Rio Linda, CA - Wilton Fire Station, 10661 Alta Mesa Road,
Wilton, CA
Tracy, Boyd Service Center at 520 Tracy Boulevard, Gate #1
- Limit of 10 bags
- Self-serve
Manteca, G&L Irrigation at 1990 East Yosemite Avenue
- Limit of 10 bags
- Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Pre-filled
Lathrop, 15685 7th Street
- No limit
- Self-serve
Lodi, Kofu Parl at 1331 South Ham Lane
- No limit
- Self-serve
Placer County Location:
Auburn, 55 College Way
(School parking lot, 10 bags per resident)
Colfax, 250 Rising Sun Road
(7 a.m. to 3 p.m. / Mon - Fri)
Lincoln, Lincoln Library, 485 Twelve Bridges Drive
(East side of parking lot)
Loomis, Corner of Rippey Road and Mandarin Court
Click here to see the various locations in the cities of Roseville and Rocklin.
Nevada County Locations:
The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services offers sandbags free sand and sandbags for Nevada County residents every year between Oct. 1 and April 30. They’re available at five locations:
- Next to the Nevada County Warehouse located at Highway 49 and East Broad Street, Nevada City, CA
- Penn Valley Fire Protection District located at 10513 Spenceville Road, Penn Valley, CA
- North San Juan Community Hall located at 10057 Reservoir Street,
North San Juan, CA - Higgins Fire Department located at 10106 Combie Road,
Auburn, CA - Peardale Chicago Park Station 57 located at 18934 Colfax Hwy,
Grass Valley, CA
Nevada County‘s website says, "Residents must bring a strong back and their own shovel to fill the sandbags with sand. We do ask that residents only take what they plan to use for the protection of their personal property."
