Posted on 03/11/2019 9:26:14 PM PDT by NoLibZone
I read earlier today that rich people are flocking there. Let them fund their own damn dam!
This money is for repairs to the control structure containing the spillway gates. The damages there were NOT due to the spillway failure but poor maintenance. Trump is correct not to fund with emergency funds something that should have been fixed with / under proper maintenance.
Yep. They had allocated money to fix it but chose not to. 110% their problem.
Sensational media. Less sensational, less politicized report below.
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has received notification that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved an additional $205 million in federal funds to reimburse the state for spillway reconstruction costs related to the 2017 Oroville Dam spillways incident.
The latest reimbursement is based on cost estimates DWR provided last summer. DWR will provide updated cost estimates in the coming weeks and anticipates additional reimbursements will be approved.
These funds are in addition to $128.4 million FEMA previously approved for reimbursement for emergency response, debris removal and other costs.
FEMA also notified DWR that it does not consider some spillway reconstruction to be eligible for reimbursement based on information submitted by DWR to date. New agencies are reporting that FEMA disallowed $306 million of the cost for this reason.
DWR says it will work with FEMA to provide further information to support the department’s assertion that all reconstruction work should be eligible for reimbursement.
“We appreciate the hard work and commitment of FEMA staff, however are disappointed in some of their initial interpretations regarding cost eligibility,” said Joel Ledesma, DWR deputy director of the State Water Project. “Our reconstruction work was necessary to safely operate the main spillway and ensure functionality of the emergency spillway. DWR plans to appeal FEMA’s determination as we believe all costs should be eligible for federal reimbursement.”
FEMA’s Public Assistance program reimburses applicants at least 75% of eligible costs associated with a federally declared disaster.
California Dam Emergency: 5 Dams That Did Fail - Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/57874-california-emergency-dams-that-failed. html
Liberals can’t “manage” or “govern” anything. They’re incompetent to the Nth degree and their corruption always rules the day. We see that everywhere liberals get power.
Yep. As i always inform the unwashed, liberals couldn’t start a rock fight even if they stood in a circle with a pile of rocks at their feet.
“In 2011, Jerry Brown was told that the Orville Dam had problems. In 2014, he got a major water bond passed, which included money to fix the dam. He refused to fix the dam. Then we had major rains, the dam broke”
In a just world, that would be the end of it.
Can’t California use all the San Fran fecal matter to build up the dam?
Los Angeles should pony up for much of the cost of repairs, but as noted, almost all statewide water bond packages are stolen by Sacramento.
Wonder if a RICO case could be made against the CA government ...
I wonder how much of the money meant to be spent on fixing the dam went to the welfare of illegals meant to buy the vote.
“They are literally killing a state!”
With a few others close behind.
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And it’s going to be worse for the dam
come springtime snow melt and seasonal
rains. It is in the heart of the area
that was burned to nothing. If I owned
a home downstream, I’d be looking to
move to higher ground. This problem
hasn’t gone away.
It’s the “Stringfellow” retaining dam fiasco all over again, but this time it’s not $10 Million California owes for the cleanup.
Get the guy who built the waterways in “Chinatown”. At least they worked.
California has well over $2.6 billion in the budget category Natural Resources and Climate Change. See here:
http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2018-19/pdf/Enacted/BudgetSummary/NaturalResourcesandClimateChange.pdf
They could find money to repair what is clearly their dam, and not a Federal one, if they really wanted to. But they have unserious people running the state, and have for some time.
Don’t give them one friging penney. These commie leftists can’t do squat with regard to money except demand it be paid and then give it away to those undeserving. SCREW them!!!
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Being a “sanctuary state” not enough?
california gives new meaning to the “welfare state”
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