Feds consider plan to raise Sierra Nevada dam
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 25, 2009 at 8:57 am
From the Silicon Valley Mercury News:
“The government is considering a plan to raise the dam at Stampede Reservoir north of Truckee to give it more capacity during extreme floods. The federal Bureau of Reclamation is scheduled to complete a draft environmental assessment of the project by early 2010.
Bureau spokesman Pete Lucero says the agency is considering two alternatives: raising the dam by 11 feet or doing nothing at all. … “
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