Download or read book Delta Levees and Channels written by Bay-Delta Oversight Council. Levee and Channel Management Technical Advisory Committee and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Briefing Paper on Delta Levee and Channel Management Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Delta Levees written by California. Department of Water Resources and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Plan for Improvement of the Delta Levees written by California. Department of Water Resources and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Delta Levee and Channel Management Issues written by Frank G. Wernette and published by . This book was released on 1993* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Levee Failures in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta written by Frank Hopf and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1850 and 1922, agriculturalists built 1,700 kilometers of levees to convert 250,000 hectares of tidal marsh to farmland where the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers enter the San Francisco Bay (the Delta). Drained, farmed and isolated from the water channels, the organic soils behind the levees subsided to elevations as low as 8 meters below sea level, turning "levees" into "dams" that hold back water constantly. Engineers built water transfer projects in the mid-20th century, transferring water from the south Delta to 25 million Californians who now rely on the "dams" accidentally converted into supply channels. In 1972, however, a levee failure caused a salt-water intrusion into the Delta, raising the prominence of the polemic Peripheral Canal which, if built would replace the levees in the trans-Delta water transport role. Levee failures in 2004 (the Delta) and 2005 (New Orleans) have re-ignited the debate, fueled by comments made by public officials who warned that the Delta levees posed more risk of failure than did the pre-Katina Louisiana levees. This background motivates two research questions: What are the social perspectives regarding levee failures of the experts managing the Delta; and what is the history of levee failures that might support their perspectives? The research employed Q-Method to identify and describe four social perspectives: Delta Sustainers, Abandon the Levees, Levee Pragmatists, and Multi-Purpose Levee Advocates. A critical element underlying differences among the perspectives revolved around the perceived history of failures of Delta levees. This dissertation employed semi-structured interviews, archival record searches, and historic map and aerial photograph comparisons to compile a history of 265 levee failures since 1868, many of which are referenced to location, segment, and levee type. In addition, the dissertation compiled a list of emergency repairs and successful flood-fights. The history of failures indicates that important levees of the Delta have performed significantly better than previously identified. Sharing these social perspectives and research results among the key actors addressing Delta issues may lead to improved consensus decisions.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Causes of Levee Erosion in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta California written by John T. Limerinos and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Layperson s Guide to subject the Delta written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transcript of Hearing on Proposed plan for Improvement of the Delta Levees Bulletin 192 Department of Water Resources written by California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Water and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Corps of Engineers Role and Responsibilities in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta written by James C. Donovan and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Briefing Packet written by CALFED Bay-Delta Program and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Delta Levees Investigation written by California. Department of Water Resources and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Dilemma written by California. Legislature. Assembly. Office of Research and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Delta Problems and Possible Solutions written by William R. Gianelli and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Flood Control written by CALFED Bay-Delta Program and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The California Delta written by Carol A. Jensen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-10-29 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the delta--California style! Over 1,000 miles of waterways lure sportsmen, boaters, and outdoor enthusiasts to the largest estuary in the western United States, surpassed nationally only by the Mississippi River Delta. For generations, the promise of lazy summer days has beckoned travelers to cruise the mighty Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Along with vacationers, however, agricultural users and commercial vessels from around the globe share in the California Delta's bounty. Over 23 million Californians rely on the delta watershed for drinking water, and diversions sustain the largest agricultural industry in the nation. The small towns dotting the sloughs from Collinsville to Stockton to Walnut Grove tell of a simpler time, while today's delta faces such challenges as wildlife-habitat restoration, water rights, housing development, and politics. Complicating these issues, aging levees throughout the low-lying region threaten a disaster of national proportions--and with that prospect, the very future of the California Delta.

Download or read book Alternatives for Delta Water Transfer written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: