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Subject: FWD: Napa Valley Endorses Revolution in War on Floods
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>The following has nothing to do with the MAI, but it is a good example of
the mentality that created the MAI and the awakening of people against such
mentality. For one thing, the proposed developers of floodlands could easily
be foreign based outfits who'd rake in the profits of inefficiency, but pass
the responsibilities on to the local victims and governments. California has
been a very good example of irresponsible planning in the past and it is
refreshing to see an attempt to turn this around,

Cheers, Ed.    


 >
>Please note the approach to dealing with the flood problem mentioned in the
>following forwarded message.
>
>Robert Cohen    r.cohen@ieee.org        Boulder, Colorado
>
>=================================================
>
>From:   NAS Population & Habitat Campaign,
>INTERNET:POPULATION@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
>To:     Robert Cohen, 70412,3303
>        INTERNET:POPULATION@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
>Date:   Sat, Apr 25, 1998, 15:02
>
>RE:     Napa Valley Endorses Revolution in War on Floods
>
>Sender: NAS Population & Habitat Campaign <POPULATION@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG>
>From: Michael McFarland <mikemcf@LIGHTSPEED.NET>
>Subject:      Napa Valley Endorses Revolution in War on Floods
>To: POPULATION@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
>
>April 25, 1998
>
>          Napa Valley Endorses Revolution in War
>          on Floods
>
>          By TIMOTHY EGAN
>
>NAPA, Calif. -- A good 64 inches of rain has pelted this valley of fine
>wine and pursuers of the sublime since last July. So last month, in the
>middle of yet another El Nino-driven storm, Napa Valley residents went
>to the polls and decided to do something about it.
>
>By a two-thirds majority, Napa County voted to raise taxes to pay for
>ripping out its flood control system, allowing the near-dead Napa River
>to return to life and run wild for much of its 55 miles. After suffering
>27 floods in less than 150 years, with flood controls, the Napa Valley 
>now will take a chance with unfettered nature.
>
>In a state where virtually every major river is shackled by a dam,
>pinched by levees or siphoned for use by distant cities, the vote in
>Napa amounts to a call for revolution in the nation's war against high
>water. <snip>
>
>About 600 acres of low-lying land would be given back to the river, as
>wetlands. The river's water will go where it usually goes in floods, --
>but in the future nobody will live there. <snip>
>
>Whether the Napa plan will be adopted by other communities is uncertain.
>To the east, the Sacramento River is lined by more than 1,000 miles of
>levees, protecting much of the city. But new housing developments are
>planned for areas that have seen frequent floods over the last two 
>decades, and business leaders are promoting a large dam for the American 
>River, saying it will allow the Sacramento area to grow. <snip>
>
>                     Copyright 1998 The New York Times Company
>
>
>
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