"Flood protection is just like a roof on someone's home. You need to depend on it to establish a modern society
that can flourish and can be happy" - Robert G. Bea, PhD-Professor of Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley

July 7, 2008 Meeting

Hear ADC members: Larry Boll, Ken Payne, Mike Schaefer, and Jim Streng
present their CA Water Control Board testimonies

WATER PERMIT REVOCATION INFORMATION:
Water Revocation PDF
State Water Resources Control Board Web site
http://www.waterrights.ca.gov/Hearings/auburn_dam.html


Current Stats

 

Floods and Droughts: navigating the balance
Auburn Dam is the only long term solution

Hurricane Katrina has clearly identified the level devastation and misery that can be brought about by rising water. Without a doubt our citizens are concerned about their safety and economic welfare. This has created renewed interest in the Auburn Dam because, as we have maintained for fifty years, it is the only long term solution to both flood and drought conditions. Please join us in our fight to secure California's future.

We invite you to research the reasons why the Auburn Dam makes sense. Be sure to read Former Assemblyman Anthony Pescetti's letter and former USBR official Mike Catino's arguments in favor of building the dam. Scope of the project is discussed on our AD Project Features page. Common questions are answered on our FAQ page and the AD Council Comments page.

Then check out the links that discuss the Sacramento flood risk and the droughts in California. We have compiled some interesting information in our Resources section. Stuart Leavenworth's series entitled "Rising Risk" is an eye opener as to what can happen to Sacramento if our levees fail.

Short History of Auburn Dam
Controversial Auburn Dam has 50-year pedigree

ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Can we Handle a Big Flood? Dam Good Option for the Region-Dr. Canfield
Witt & Steir: How to Battle Another Katrina Chronology of the Auburn Dam
Our Changing Climate: Assessing the Risk to California Who pays for the Auburn Dam?
Scenarios of Climate Change in California: An Overview Two Opinions on the Auburn Dam-Historical Journal PDF
Finger Pointing is not the answer to flood risks Time to End the Water Wars