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Article #282Re: California Flood Protection
From: Keith G. Wagner
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 00:00
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Michael K. Poimboeuf wrote:
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> If the Auburn Dam was under construction, it's likely that the
> other measures wouldn't have been an emphasis for the Army Corps.
>
> In the Sacramento Bee I read last week that the Army Corps was
> trumpeting the fact they had just completed repairs on Folsum
> dam, improvements on downstream levees, and were reoperating
> Folsum for flood control.
>
> I would like to congratulate the US Army for executing
> their orders from Congress magnificently. Let's remember, that
> just because they know how to build dams, doesn't mean they have
> to, any more than they have to use every weapon at their
> disposal.
Every now and then a post really makes my day.
Thank you Michael. :)
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