Re: California's Opportunity to Achieve Improved Flood Control

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From: Warren J. Paul
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:00

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In <33014039.727A@ucdavis.edu> "Robert D. Canning"
<rdcanning@ucdavis.edu> writes: 

>
>The costs of dams and projects are not limited to O&M.  
I agree completely.

>Recreation 
>is now a major industry in the Gold Country - where most of the large
>reservoirs sit.  The few remaining stretches of undammed rivers are 
>economic resources for many people - in the foothills, the Valley, and
>the urban coast.  Restaurantiers, storekeepers, etc all
>stand to benefit.

I suggest that there are more recreational users of the flat water of
reservoirs than of rivers.  Fishing, swimming, boating, etc. are
supported more intensely by a reservoir than by a river.  Elitist
rafters and kayakers always argue that their limited accessibility
recreation is somehow a higher use than the opportunities for
recreation provided by a reservoir, which, btw, comes with access roade
from construction.  Given the choice, the gold country recreation
industry always chooses increased tourism from reservoirs.

I also find this discussion irrelavent since this thread is about flood
control, which reservoirs are temporary.  Flood storage in existing and
new multipurpose projects is the way into reservoir vs. river
economics.

Warren J. Paul, P.E.
Dam Engineer and Proud of it!

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From: wjpaul@ix.netcom.com(Warren J. Paul )
Subject: Re: California's Opportunity to Achieve Improved Flood Control
Date: 1997/02/13
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