Tuesday Top of the Scroll: Big California water district backs away from Shasta Dam expansion
The nation’s largest water agency signed an agreement that legally bars it from participating in a controversial plan to raise Shasta Dam, a move applauded by environmental groups that fiercely opposed the proposal out of fears enlarging the state’s biggest reservoir would swamp a stretch of a protected Northern California river and flood sites sacred to a Native American tribe.
Related articles:
- News release: Attorney General Becerra secures settlement against Westlands Water District for unlawful participation in Shasta Dam project
- Natural Resources Defense Council: Blog: Settlements constrain efforts to enlarge Shasta Dam