CORTE MADERA, Calif. (KGO) — In the North Bay, it’s been another stressful day for residents in Marin County, where heavy rain and King Tides are bringing more flood fears. A North Bay Congressman and local leaders toured hard hit areas, vowing support to homeowners and businesses.
A big problem for Marla Fibish’s home, where 8 inches of floodwater poured through the house over the weekend.
“That’s our deepest corner, we’re still running the pump intermittently,” said Marla Fibish. “It’s been insane. It’s been nothing I’ve ever experienced before.”
The rising water – coming from this lagoon – were brought on by record King Tides and storm surge.
“There was so much water in the lagoon, they couldn’t pump it out fast enough,” said Fibish.
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Public works crews are pumping water at rapid pace.
Monday brought a fourth day of flooding to Marin. Highway 101 on and off ramps, closed at Lucky Drive in Corte Madera.
North Bay Congressman Jared Huffman toured areas impacted by the high tides, like San Rafael’s Santa Venetia neighborhood, where a levee needed emergency repairs after a breech Saturday. County officials have a plan to fix it but need $18 million in federal funding, canceled last year by the Trump administration.
“This is not sustainable in the long term, with a levee like this especially with these tides all the volatility with our weather, we’re not going to give up on funding for a long-term solution,” said Rep. Huffman.
Huffman also stopping a businesses impacted by flooding, like Marin’s SF Fitness where staff fought to keep water out.
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“No equipment damage because of how prepared we were, enough to prevent a catastrophic event,” said Ryan Davis, general manager of fitness at SF Marin.
King Tides brought high water to Highway 101 on Saturday on causing one car to float away.
“We had extra pumps running, but tides were elevated, not effective matter of time,” said Larkspur Mayor Stephanie Andre.
Some neighbors say they didn’t get an alert or warning about the extreme high tides local leaders say, better communication is needed.
“What we’re learning from this, we need to increase our ability to reach people an warn them,” says Corte Madera Mayor Rosa Thomas.
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