Placer's Flood Control Proposal
6 July 2000 - 7:45am
Placer and Sacramento counties evaluate 18 flood control projects for 100-year flood event.
Placer County is studing 18 different flood control projects, including two dams to increase the amount of water that could be stored during a 100-year flood event. The water district has identified 500 homes and businesses in Sacramento and Placer counties that are less than 2 feet above the base flood elevation for a 100-year flood in the Dry Creek flood plain.
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Two dams in proposal for flood controls
Source:
The Sacramento Bee, July 6, 2000
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