Calif., Trump clash over raising Shasta Dam
By Evan Halper and Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration is pushing forward with a colossal public works project in Northern California — heightening the towering Shasta Dam the equivalent of nearly two stories.
The problem is that California is dead-set against the plan, and state law prohibits the 602-foot New Deal-era structure from getting any taller.
But in these times of unprecedented tension between Washington and California, the state’s objection to this $1.3-billion project near the Sacramento River is hardly proving a deterrent. The Trump administration is pursuing the project with gusto, even as it seeks to make deep cuts in popular conservation programs aimed at California’s water shortages.
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Dear Kae: I believe that raising the height of Shasta Dam is a better idea than the recently approved California State Water Board action to permit recycled waste water to be poured back into our reservoirs.