On the recordNovember 29, 2011
I believe there is not enough flood control storage in the reservoirs.
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congress.govI believe there is not enough flood control storage in the reservoirs.
Tom Latham emphasizes the need for increased flood control storage in reservoirs.
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Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And welcome, Mr. Administrator. Thank you for what you do for a lot of people who have been experiencing real disasters out there.
It tells the Corps of Engineers that, 'You shall recalculate your storage space to protect us from the greatest runoff ever.'
I have been in this business for 37 years and this is the most serious I have ever seen our situation our Nation is in.
A lot of these small communities just cannot afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars that it takes to do the studies to be able to get in compliance.