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Articles Relating to the Auburn Dam

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See PARC's educational brochure, "The American River, Still Worth More Than a Dam"
(pdf file, 379 kb)

Compelling Perspective on the Many Faults with the Proposed Auburn Dam

PARC Board member Dr. Laird Thompson, PhD Geology offers a fresh compelling perspective on the many faults with the proposed Auburn Dam in light of Congressman Doolittle's efforts to put the Auburn Dam "back on the table." Here are a few of the key points Dr. Thompson makes in his commentary, which can be viewed in its entirety here.

•Clearly, Sacramento's first and best line of defense is stronger levees and an upgraded, more efficient Folsom Dam.
• Constructing an Auburn Dam on an earthquake fault could actually put Sacramento at greater risk for catastrophic flooding similar to the national tragedy in New Orleans.
•Auburn could be at greater risk for a destructive earthquake triggered by "reservoir induced seismicity" - the earthquake hazard created by building a dam on the Foothills Fault System.
•The stinking mass of dead foliage and mud created by a 600-foot reservoir that would be drawn down 300 feet or more in the summer will decrease property values in the foothills.
•Sinking billions and billions of dollars into the highly questionable environmentally destructive Auburn Dam project makes no sense.

More articles:

Commentary on the Auburn Dam - by Dr. Laird Thompson, PhD Geology (html file)

Flood Water Management - How Good is Sacramento's Flood Protection?
Controlling American River Floods Friends of the River, October 2005
pdf version, 205 kb ; html version (html version is missing the graph contained in the pdf version)

Tempting Fate: A Torrent of Doubts - Link to Sacramento Bee 2/19/06 article
Project backers expect electricity, water and flood protection, but critics call it pie-in-the-sky.
pdf version, 574 kb

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