Government Goes To Schoolkids With Message Of Flood ProtectionOctober 19, 2015 | Bob MoffittThere are flood-preparedness events across the state of California this week. One asks children to take some lessons home to their parents.
EnvironmentCelebration For New Folsom Auxiliary SpillwayAugust 27, 2015 | Bob MoffittCrews have completed the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway. The new dam is finished but is not yet connected to Folsom Lake. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Progress Hard To Come By On Feather River Levee ProjectMay 4, 2015 | Bob MoffittConstruction is a month behind schedule. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Indian Burial Sites Put Flood Control Agency Between Conflicting State And Federal OrdersApril 7, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency has been given another week to decide what to do with Native American artifacts dug up by construction crews last year.
Building In Natomas Could Resume In JuneMarch 31, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Federal Emergency Management Agency has notified the City of Sacramento that building permits for Natomas may once again be issued as of mid-June. Applications will be accepted Wednesday morning.
EnvironmentStockton Flood Protection Plan Released By U.S. Army Corps Of EngineersMarch 11, 2015 | Rich IbarraThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a new $800 million dollar plan for flood protection in Stockton. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Dam Work Starting At Folsom LakeJanuary 14, 2015 | Bob MoffittCrews are scheduled to begin preliminary work on a nine-foot-tall dam on the north side of Folsom Lake Thursday.
California Still At Risk Of Floods During DroughtOctober 22, 2014 | Amy QuintonIf a flood were to hit Twitchell Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta it would threaten much of California’s water supply. It’s why emergency management agencies are holding flood-fighting exercises during a drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Preliminary Work To Begin Immediately On Natomas Levee ProjectJune 11, 2014 | Bob MoffittFederal, state and local agencies must come to terms first before identifying which part of the Natomas Basin will be repaired first. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentUPDATE: Natomas Levee Bill Passes House and SenateMay 21, 2014 | Matt LasloBy a vote of 412-to-4, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday approved a bill that would pay for the construction and repair of levees in the Natomas area. UPDATE: Thursday the Senate passed the bill. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.