Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use
Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move,
Why the water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting
The water released from two California reservoirs will likely go to waste, not help Los Angeles with firefighting, experts say.
Trump gloats about California dam water release, critics call it wasteful and reckless
President Trump on Monday again claimed that he is making California safer by ordering unscheduled water releases from two dams in the Central Valley. Water experts say this was not a wise move.
2.2 billion gallons of water flowed out of California reservoirs because of Trump’s order to open dams
There are two major problems with Trump’s order, water experts said: The water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being wasted by being released during the wet winter season.
Trump opened the ‘valve’ on California water. It will probably be wasted.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released water from two reservoirs in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada to meet President Donald Trump’s recent directive to funnel more water to Southern California, but some officials there question whether it will actually prove helpful.
Central California farmers raise concerns after Trump orders dam water release
President Trump's order to significantly release water from two Tulare County reservoirs has raised concerns among local officials and farmers.
Trump just dumped over 2.2 billion gallons of California reservoir water
The Army Corps of Engineers suddenly opened up the dams of California’s Lake Kaweah and Lake Success over the weekend. The three day-long releases cost the two Tulare County reservoirs more than 2.2 billion gallons of water — and led to waves of ire in the state over the abrupt,
Central Valley water managers react to Trump’s sudden water release: ‘It’s wrong’
I have no idea if this is the new norm for operations or not. I certainly hope not,” one irrigation district GM said.
Jim Costa, Tulare County Farm Bureau react to unplanned water release
Central Valley leaders are still wondering why the Trump Administration ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release ...
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The ‘phantom’ lake that engulfed California’s Central Valley is gone. But the toll lingers
Tulare Lake has returned a handful of times since ... Jane Dolan, president of the state’s Central Valley Flood Protection Board, told the Chronicle she would like to see greater collaboration ...
Weekend rain and snow arrive in the Central Valley
Meteorologists said there is a desperate need for more snow and rain. "Current rainfall totals are definitely running below ...