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Originally Posted by 93nav
Yeh, I deal with a company that is based in Sacramento, on a hunch I checked out their site on Google Earth. They are about 80 miles from San Fransisco Bay, but only at an elevation of 16 or 17 feet. And they are behind a earthen levee. Over time I have heard repeat comments that the levee's in CA are not being maintained properly.
And then there is the 1862 flood.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1862 |
Dams are a risk issue all over the country.
Infrastructure matters, even if maintenance is not sexy