Getting Answers Tour: Why Can't I Dig A Well, And Who Handles Our Law Enforcement?
SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — We went to Antelope, North Highlands and Rio Linda for the next stops on our Getting Answers road tour.
Shannon from Antelope wondered what agencies patrol in the Antelope area.
Without its own police force, Antelope relies on the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department to patrol, and the Sac Metro Fire District handles the fire calls. The same thing goes for Rio Linda and North Highlands.
Viewer Le says people drive down Antelope Road as if they're being chased, and he wants to slow them down. But who handles law enforcement between Watt Avenue and Roseville Road?
Surprisingly, the answer doesn't fall at the feet of the agency that patrols the neighborhoods and businesses. While the sheriff's department keeps the peace, the California Highway Patrol's valley division is in charge of enforcing the traffic rules.
If you're in the area and want to report someone breaking traffic rules, call 1-800-TELL-CHP. The calls go to a communications center where the concerns are sent to the dispatcher in the area.
Dorothea wants to know why, in her neighborhood near the former McClellan Air Force Base, can't she have a well on her property.
That's a complicated answer, says Mary Henrici with the Rio LInda/Elverta Water District.
"There is a prohibition zone very near the airport and depending on exactly where you live, that depends on whether or not you can drill a well in the area," she said.
The groundwater may be contaminated, and even though efforts have been made to clean it up, some of it is still considered unsafe to drink.