LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Monday, after a mandatory three-week evacuation, residents of the neighborhood along Esplanade Street in Lakeport were allowed to return home.

The Esplanade area was one of four neighborhoods in the city of Lakeport ordered to evacuate on Feb. 20 due to Clear Lake’s flooding, as Lake County News has reported.

Also evacuated that day were the Aqua Village, Lucky 4 and Will-O-Point lakeside trailer parks.

The city lifted the mandatory evacuations for Aqua Village and Lucky 4 on March 7.

However, Will-O-Point remains under mandatory evacuation, as the 41 trailers in the park have been red-tagged by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, which has jurisdiction over trailer and mobile home parks, city officials reported.

The city of Lakeport said Monday that several roadways in the Esplanade area remain closed due to continued flood conditions. 

Early Tuesday, Clear Lake’s elevation was just over 8.5 feet on the Rumsey gauge, according to the United States Geological Survey. Flood stage is 9 feet Rumsey and over. The lake’s level early Tuesday is about 2 feet lower on the Rumsey gauge than it was when evacuations were ordered.

Lakeport Public Works crews will continue to monitor closed roadways and reopen only when deemed safe and debris have been cleared, the city said.

Residents returning home are urged to take the necessary precautions, including checking power sources, wearing protective clothing when cleaning, sanitizing household items and removing standing water. Those with individual well water systems are urged to get them tested for contamination.
 
For more information on dealing with health-related issues, residents may call the Environmental Health Division at 707-263-1164.

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