Free Sandbags Available in Santa Clara County

Responding to anxious homeowners - nervous about the continuing effects of El Niño - the Santa Clara Valley Water District has six countywide sites open where sandbags are available at no cost.

Spokesman Marty Grimes says current demand is heavy, and tells the San Jose Mercury News “We’ve been restocking all those sites continuously, trying to keep up with demand.”

Sandbags can be obtained at the following Santa Clara County locations:

• Palo Alto: 1925 Embarcadero Road, adjacent to Palo Alto Air Terminal
  
  
• Alviso: northeast corner of Gold and Catherine streets.
  
  
• San Jose: City Mabury (Service) Yard, 1404 Mabury Road, San Jose, CA 95133
  
  
• San Jose: City Central Service Yard, 1661 Senter Road at Phelan Ave., San Jose, CA 95122
  
  
• San Jose: Santa Clara Valley Water District Winfield Warehouse, Winfield Boulevard between Blossom Hill Road and Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95123
  
  
• Morgan Hill: El Toro Fire Station, 18300 Old Monterey Road