Dam officials should've listened to those warnings about Oroville. Now we're stuck paying the price (Congress, Iraq)

[Packard fan]

Climate change did not produce California’s winter flooding that abruptly ended a devastating drought. That weather swing is just how California works.

California has endured rotating cycles of wet and dry periods throughout its history. If there are weeks of deluge, a severe drought is on the way. It happens every decade or so.

Dam officials should've listened to those warnings about Oroville. Now we're stuck paying the price - LA Times

When even the alt left LA Times says the crazy weather ain't caused by "climate change", maybe there's hope for Calif in 2017.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Perhaps state officials should have spent the taxpayer's money maintaining their infrastructure...instead of on benefits to criminal aliens.

[Dockside]

And more storm systems are on the way. Oroville Dam operators race to brace spillway for Wednesday storm | The Sacramento Bee

Between rain and storm melt Oroville is looking at the potential of another foot of rain coming in the next couple days.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Perhaps state officials should have spent the taxpayer's money maintaining their infrastructure...instead of on benefits to criminal aliens.

And it's too bad the tax payers and not the responsible inept govt employees, will pay the price.
Govt is great.

[sonnymarkjiz]

I thought that Cali wanted to leave the USA. Their governor is more concerned about spending money on harboring illegals than taking care of basic infrastructure.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

And it's too bad the tax payers and not the responsible inept govt employees, will pay the price.
Govt is great.

Same old story. No one on a government payroll will ever be held responsible...for anything!

[Goodnight]

They should have addressed this problem during the drought, now they are paying for the repair and then some.

[Dane_in_LA]

I am fascinated to see this list of posters suddenly arguing that the Sierra Club's warnings should be heeded. Is this going to be SOP going forward?

[gwynedd1]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

I am fascinated to see this list of posters suddenly arguing that the Sierra Club's warnings should be heeded. Is this going to be SOP going forward?

This has little to do with just Oroville damn. We have neglected infrastructure all of the country while wasting trillions in the Middle East. I don't think the Sierra club was the only critique either.
We just had Flint. What are we doing? Why aren't we fixing this crap.


IRAQ: Reconstruction - Council on Foreign Relations
Author: Sharon Otterman
July 1, 2004

Electricity and clean water supplies are below prewar levels. Of the $18.4 billion in reconstruction funds appropriated by Congress in November 2003, just $366 million worth of work was completed before the transfer of sovereignty. A central goal of the reconstruction was to increase security.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by Packard fan

Climate change did not produce California’s winter flooding that abruptly ended a devastating drought. That weather swing is just how California works.

California has endured rotating cycles of wet and dry periods throughout its history. If there are weeks of deluge, a severe drought is on the way. It happens every decade or so.

Dam officials should've listened to those warnings about Oroville. Now we're stuck paying the price - LA Times

When even the alt left LA Times says the crazy weather ain't caused by "climate change", maybe there's hope for Calif in 2017.

Shouldn't you have titled this Damn officials.......?