In fact, if something in Tulare wouldn't have broken, something in Mendota or fireball would have broken, we would have had flooding somewhere. It happened in the southern part of the valley instead of here. Well, If we can dredge and we can get those flow rates up to 180,000 cubic feet per second. That means we can safely hold more water in the dams and have less headspace in the dams. (32:50–32:55)
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Asserts that dredging could increase flow rates to 180,000 cubic feet per second.
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