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A free-standing law, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) was commonly known as SARA Title III. Its purpose is to encourage and support emergency planning efforts at the state and local levels and to provide the public and local governments with information concerning potential chemical hazards present in their ...
The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Telecommunications Section is responsible for Interoperable and Emergency Telecommunications in the state. To accomplish this task, Cal OES maintains a Warning Center and a State Operations Communications Center at its Mather Headquarters, and Region Communications Centers at each ...
Directs the studies for the completion of flood control projects in Arkansas, Indiana, Texas, and West Virginia. Increases the maximum amount authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1948 for a flood control project in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Authorizes shoreline projects in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The flash flood threat is continuing in southern California on Tuesday, the National Weather Service warned, at 11am local time. An additional 1-2 inches of rain is expected on already saturated ...
We need to be ready for any eventuality, from unprecedented drought to epic floods, and we need to be ready to pivot on a dime.
The Flood Control Act of 1928 (FCA 1928) (70th United States Congress, Sess. 1. Ch. 569, enacted May 15, 1928) authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct projects for the control of floods on the Mississippi River and its tributaries as well as the Sacramento River in California. [1]
Commentary by experts at the California Water Institute at Fresno State.
The State of California passed the Central Valley Project Act in 1933, which authorized Reclamation to sell revenue bonds in order to raise about $170 million for the project. [3] Unfortunately, because of insufficient money in the state's treasury and the coincidence with the Great Depression , California turned to the national government for ...