The Sacramento Bee » The authors contend that as the state faces more intense and warmer storms, it must prepare for larger and more frequent floods, in
The New York Times » Reconfiguring levees and floodplains to allow the state’s rivers to overflow more naturally and benignly is a way to help ease the strain on state water infrastructure. But the idea has its critics.
The New York Times » Nearly 2,000 state-regulated high-hazard dams in the United States were listed as being in need of repair in 2015, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.
CNBC » Gov. Jerry Brown’s office mentioned money to raising Folsom Dam to improve flood protection. It doesn’t specifically mention Oroville Dam.
Fox13 Salt Lake City » The US had 173 dam failures and 587 incidents between 2005 and 2013, according to the association. Extreme weather caused most.
The Sacramento Bee » Whatever recriminations come from investigating the Oroville Dam crisis, they should not obscure the large lesson that we must be willing to pay for the maintenance and enhancement of our vital public facilities.