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Levee District One Staff Members

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Bill Hampton, General Manager

Bill Hampton is the General Manager of Levee District One.

Bill's biography is as follows:
Bill's full name is William H. Hampton. Bill has been the General Manager of Levee District One for 10 years, part time and 12 years full time. He is a retiree of the Sutter County Auditor's office. He is married to Josefina (Jo) Hampton. Together, they have six children.

Bill's greatest professional accomplishment is: “I convinced the Corps of Engineers to construct the set–back levee at Shanghi Bend; I was the co–author of the grant for the set–back levee approved for Star Bend.”


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Jeff Twitchell, Civil Engineer

Jeff Twitchell is the Civil Engineer for Levee District One.

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Duane Oliveira, Legal Counsel

Duane Oliveira is the General Counsel for Levee District One.
Duane's biography follows:
Duane's full name is Duane S. Oliveira. He has served as legal counsel for Levee District One for 17 years. Duane's primary profession is attorney–at–law. His private practice law firm is The Oliveira Law Firm, which is based in Benicia, California. Duane is married to Shirley Oliveira and he has one stepdaughter.

Here are Duane's greatest professional accomplishments:

  • Being sworn in as an attorney
  • Winning a business fraud jury trial in Sutter County and three of four other jury trials throughout the State of California
  • Advising and helping LD1 win two Proposition 218 elections, as well as successful Proposition 218 elections for RD1660, RD70 and Meridian Volunteer Fire Department

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Allen Daniel

Allen Daniel is charged with helping to maintain and upkeep Levee District One's levees.

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Jimmy Crowder

Jimmy Crowder is charged with helping to maintain and upkeep Levee District One's levee as a seasonal employee.

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Sharon James

Sharon James is the secretary for Levee District One. Sharon is also the web-master for Levee District One.

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Lorraine Noriega

Lorraine Noriega is the housekeeper for Levee District One.