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Dam projects historically controversial in California

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 24, 2008 at 9:22 pm

From Circle of Blue., who is linking to On Water (Water Resources Center Archives):

On the West Coast of the United States, convincing people to support dam construction remains a historically laborious feat. As California endures drought conditions and struggles to find ways to stay hydrated, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senator Dianne Feinstein are proposing a $9.3 million bond for water that includes the construction of new dams. But the plan has provoked criticism from those concerned about the development’s damage to the state budget as well as the environment.

It turns out that dams represent an old controversy for the state. University of California’s Water Resources Center Archives and the Center for Water Resources presents a brief chronology of proposals for dam developments, focusing specifically on the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.

Read more from Water Resources Center Archive on California’s history of dams by clicking here.

July 24, 2008 · Filed Under Water Storage

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