NO DELAYS HERE IN SACRAMENTO. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH BRIAN. THIS MORNING SACRAMENTO COUNTY LEADERS WILL CONSIDER DECLARING A LOCAL EMERGENCY TO DEAL WITH AN URGENT ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT. IT INVOLVES THE INVASIVE GOLDEN MUSSEL SPREADING IN SACRAMENTO WATERWAYS. KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE IS LIVE ALONG THE SACRAMENTO RIVER. NOW TO EXPLAIN WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY AND EXPLAIN WHY MIKE. TO USE THE WORDS OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY OFFICIALS, WHAT IS FACING THE SACRAMENTO RIVER AS WELL AS THE DELTA IS A SERIOUS AND IMMINENT THREAT GIVEN ITS POTENTIAL SCALE, URGENCY AND RISK. AND THESE ARE RECENT PICTURES THAT HELP TELL THIS STORY VISUALLY. JUST LAST WEEK IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOATING AND DIVE TEAM UNCOVERED SUBMERGED VEHICLES COVERED AND ENCRUSTED WITH GOLDEN MUSSELS. THESE HIGHLY INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES WERE FIRST FOUND IN THE DELTA IN OCTOBER OF 2024, AND EVER SINCE, THEIR ABILITY TO SPREAD RAPIDLY HAS CAUSED CONCERN. BOTH ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY, AS THE GOLDEN MUSSELS CAN CLOG PIPES AND DEPRIVE FISH. SO WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS MORNING HERE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY? IS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO DECLARE A LOCAL EMERGENCY, GIVEN THE, POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A GROWING GOLDEN MUSSEL INFESTATION, NOT ONLY IN THE SACRAMENTO RIVER BUT IN THE DELTA AS WELL IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY ALONG THE SACRAMENTO RIVER. MIKE TESELLE KCRA THREE NEWS. MIKE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT LIVE REPORT. NOW, IF APPROVED, THE COUNTY’S DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
Sacramento County leaders consider emergency action on invasive golden mussels
Updated: 9:44 AM PDT Jun 16, 2026
Sacramento County’s Board of Supervisors will consider taking emergency action on Tuesday to address the growing threat of invasive golden mussels spreading in the Sacramento River and Delta waterways.The supervisors are being asked to adopt a Proclamation Of Local State Of Emergency Due To The Presence And Threat Of Invasive Golden Mussels. “As of late April 2026, the potential consequences of a growing golden mussel infestation in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and Sacramento River pose a serious and immediate threat to Sacramento County’s public infrastructure, environmental health, and economic stability. Given its potential scale, urgency, and risk, this situation warrants the full authority and support of a formal local proclamation of emergency,” read an agenda item attributed to Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins, chief of Sacramento County’s Office of Emergency Services. Golden mussels are known to spread by attaching to watercraft and equipment and have the ability to spread quickly, while clogging pipes and infrastructure.They also pose a threat to other aquatic life.Last week, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office Boating and Dive Team posted pictures of submerged vehicles encrusted with golden mussel after those vehicles were pulled from the water.If the local state of emergency is approved in Sacramento County, the director of emergency services would be directed to return to the Board of Supervisors at least every 60 days until the emergency is terminated, according to the agenda item.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Sacramento County’s Board of Supervisors will consider taking emergency action on Tuesday to address the growing threat of invasive golden mussels spreading in the Sacramento River and Delta waterways.
The supervisors are being asked to adopt a Proclamation Of Local State Of Emergency Due To The Presence And Threat Of Invasive Golden Mussels.
“As of late April 2026, the potential consequences of a growing golden mussel infestation in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and Sacramento River pose a serious and immediate threat to Sacramento County’s public infrastructure, environmental health, and economic stability. Given its potential scale, urgency, and risk, this situation warrants the full authority and support of a formal local proclamation of emergency,” read an agenda item attributed to Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins, chief of Sacramento County’s Office of Emergency Services.
Golden mussels are known to spread by attaching to watercraft and equipment and have the ability to spread quickly, while clogging pipes and infrastructure.
They also pose a threat to other aquatic life.
Last week, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office Boating and Dive Team posted pictures of submerged vehicles encrusted with golden mussel after those vehicles were pulled from the water.
If the local state of emergency is approved in Sacramento County, the director of emergency services would be directed to return to the Board of Supervisors at least every 60 days until the emergency is terminated, according to the agenda item.
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