The state is beginning repairs this week to a damaged levee on Victoria Island that led San Joaquin County to issue an emergency declaration last month.
Although a major storm is bearing down on the Delta, officials say it is not expected to cause any further significant damage to the levee, located about 16 miles west of Stockton.
The San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services declared the state of emergency last month after the discovery of slumping at the levee, situated along the Old River on the island near Highway 4, between Stockton and Discovery Bay. The county authorized repairs, but the declaration was needed to bring in the California Department of Water Resources for a longer-term fix…