Folsom Dam Modification Project Awarded
Things are moving when it comes to flood protection for Sacramento. The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, has awarded the second contract for the construction of an auxiliary spillway at Folsom Dam.
What is the auxiliary spillway? It’s a mechanism to release more water quicker, and at an earlier stage from Folsom Dam. This reduces the threat of overtopping of the dam and allows us to use weather forecasting to release water in anticipation of severe storm/rainfall events. In summary: when the spillway is complete Sacramento will be better protected from a costly and dangerous flood.
Here’s the official press release: http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=24801
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