Originally Posted by
AlfaBaz
The spillway that was threatened with imminent failure had NEVER been used in the 48 years the dam has been there. The one that probably should have been better maintained hasn't been used in a number of years. However, we shouldn't be playing Monday morning quarterback, either! If the state would have spent the estimated $100 million back in '05, I guarantee the public in general would have been screaming about the amount of money the state was spending just to pacify the Sierra Club and other tree huggers! DWR absolutely cannot win. Someone (environmentalists, or farmers, or fishermen, or recreational boaters) will ALWAYS have totally different priorities.