Levees That Protect Portland Could Be Vulnerable




OPB's Think Out Loud show

Summary: As wildfires rage all across the west, and Hurricane Irma barrels towards Florida, we’ll hear about another potential disaster. As Willamette Week reports, the levees that keep the Columbia River from flooding into Portland might be vulnerable. Jules Bailey is the convener of a coalition called Levee Ready Columbia, which is working on assessing the levees and what it would take to bring them up to federal standards.