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Thu, Sep 29, 2005 -- 9:00 AM
California Levee Protection
Hurricane Katrina has drawn attention to the possibility of massive flooding here in California. Forum talks about how California should prepare for a potential natural disaster.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Assemblyman John Laird, 27th District, representing portions of Santa Cruz, Monterey and Santa Clara. He is also Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, and has authored two bills addressing the levee system in California
- Assemblywoman Lois Wolk, 8th District (northern part of the Delta). She is also Chair of the Water, Parks and Wildlife committee and has introduced bills on Delta protection and land use
- Brandon Muncy, chief of the planning division, Army Corps of Engineers
- Jeffrey Mount, professor and director of the Center for Integrated Watershed Science and Management University of California
- Les Harder, acting deputy director for Public Safety, State Department of Water Resources
- Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee reporter
More info:
- Defenses Decayed : Neglected levees pushed past limits By Stuart Leavenworth -- Sacramento Bee Staff Writer
