Flood control rooms from June 15.
PATNA: The state government has decided to set up flood control rooms at state and district headquarters level which would remain operational from June 15 to October 15. All chief, superintending and executive engineers of the water resources department (WRD) have been directed to set up flood...

Buffumville Dam commemorated; Army Corps of Engineers flood control project became wildlife treasure.
Byline: Craig Semon CHARLTON - When the Buffumville Dam was built 50 years ago, its only mission was flood control. Then, an unforeseen bonus came when the water barrier became a popular recreation spot. Saturday, the floodgates of emotions were open in honor of Buffumville...

A $400 million flood control project to protect Sacramento's Natomas Basin has been approved by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Authority.
A $400 million flood control project to protect Sacramento's Natomas Basin has been approved by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Authority. The project involves raising 25 miles of Sacramento levees by up to three feet and building an adjacent 300-foot-wide "piggyback levee." The project is intended to provide 200-year...

DAM PLAN CONFRONTS FORMIDABLE OBSTACLES.
Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard LOWELL - The rotary screw trap at a fish-counting apparatus at the base of Lookout Point Dam looks part giant metal funnel, part sieve. How many salmon make it through unscathed is of particular interest to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...

An interdisciplinary study of the effects of groundwater extraction on freshwater fishes.
ABSTRACT The aquatic communities in fluvial systems are to a large extent an expression of the dynamic inter- and intra-annual variability in the hydrologic regime of that system and region. To assess the degree to which alteration of the hydrologic regime has affected expressions of ecological integrity,...

DPWH assures completion of Iloilo flood-control project.
Byline: ANGIE CHUI ILOILO CITY -- Local officials have lauded the initiative of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in embarking on the ambitious Iloilo Flood Control Project, a R4.26-billion worth endeavor to address the problem of perennial flooding in the province. Iloilo...

Demarcate flood lines, state tells PCMC.
PUNE: The state government has directed the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to complete the work of demarcation of flood control lines of Pavana, Mula and Indrayani rivers. Civic officials said the government is expected to take a decision on the approval of the development plan (DP) for...

Variety is the spice of East Brimfield.
Byline: Mary Anne Magiera COLUMN: OUTDOORS I last fished East Brimfield Reservoir about 20 years ago with a friend from Vermont. We were prowling for bass in his canoe. He was using a fly rod, I was spin fishing. I owned one rod...

Reward offered to solve theft from dam.
Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard LOWELL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who helps officials track down the people who broke into a storage warehouse at Fall Creek Dam earlier this summer and stole thousands of...

Elk Creek Dam: What a boondoggle.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Doug Larson Anyone seeking a perfect example of an outrageous pork barrel project should consider the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Elk Creek Dam in the Rogue River Basin. For nearly 20 years, the dam has been sitting unfinished, its deteriorating, roller-compacted concrete...