Congressman Jeff Denham — who has helped local agencies get the federal government to look at fish predation on the Stanislaus River instead of just releasing more and more water — is now vowing to do what he can to ease perennial flooding concerns south of Manteca along the San Joaquin River.Denham, R-Turlock, was at the site of a levee breach two miles west of Airport Way Monday night as farmers used their equipment to prevent a major catastrophe. If they were not successful it would have flooded numerous farms and the homes of upwards of 500 people.“What I saw (Monday) night was a community of local farmers working together at a moment’s notice to repair the levee break, saving crops, livestock, homes and assets without the delay of bureaucracy,” Denham said.The congressman — when told the Army Corps of Engineers is still reviewing a permit submitted by Cambay Group in 2002 to do work in the Paradise Cut that serves as a bypass to take pressure off the San Joaquin River — indicated his office will look into the matter.“We will do whatever we can to speed it up,” Denham said.Cambay Group — the developers of River Islands at Lathrop — are committed to paying for the work that will accomplish two things. One is to bring the capacity of the bypass up to what the Army Corps of Engineers originally designed it to handle.