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Originally Posted by Baychamp1
Good example of a federal gov't agency policy failure. DOE doesn't allow the flood gates at the dam to open until lake level @ 172.3 MSL, 8 to 10 in. or more of rain forecasted coming a week in advance & only 1 generator in service. All this damage could have been minimized with a controlled drawdown ahead of this storm. No let's just sit around & wait, let the water come up, til it destroys property & threatens the integrity of the dam then release all of it and destroy everything downstream, brilliant!
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Not like the forecast was for heavier rains more toward the East. If you recall, they were calling for 10" here in Lake charles and we didn't see a drop the day they cancelled schools. They can predict the future just as much as a weatherman can.