Engineers Warn: 122 levees at risk of failing

The Army Corps of Engineers issued a warning recently stating that 122 levees from Maryland to California are at risk of failing. Communities near those levees have been notified that the structures have received an "unacceptable maintenance inspection rating," and as such, homeowners could perhaps be required to purchase flood insurance in the future. Leading the list is the State of California, with 37 suspect levees. Washington state came in second with 19 levees. The Army Corps construct levees, but turned most of them over to local communities for upkeep. A reason many of the levees are flagged as "suspect" may just because the local towns lack proper documentation for upkeep, and may not necessarily be neglecting their maintenance duties.
(Click here to read the full article by the AP's Beverley Lumpkin.)