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State allegedly ghosted Merced’s attempts to get permission to clear creeks for months before the floods

June 11, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Evidence is stacking up against the state in one of multiple lawsuits over last year’s devastating floods in Merced County. One of the most stunning new pieces of evidence is a string of 12 emails from Merced County staff that went ignored by the state for more than four months before last year’s floods. The…

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San Joaquin Valley counties, some still drying out from last year’s floods, brace for another round of heavy rain, snow

February 2, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

As another storm barrels toward California, local officials are warning residents to stay up to date on weather conditions and be prepared in case of flooding, power outages or other emergencies. An atmospheric river will bring widespread rain and gusty winds throughout the San Joaquin Valley starting Saturday night. The storm will last into Monday,…

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Merced agencies sought state approval to clear stream beds for more than five years before last winter’s floods. Now they’re suing.

November 28, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

A string of emails appears to show that one state agency stood in the way of stream channel maintenance for more than five years, which may have led to flooding that caused severe damage in Merced County, according to a recent lawsuit. The emails begin in 2018 and go back and forth for years between…

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State allegedly ghosted Merced’s attempts to get permission to clear creeks for months before the floods

San Joaquin Valley counties, some still drying out from last year’s floods, brace for another round of heavy rain, snow

Merced agencies sought state approval to clear stream beds for more than five years before last winter’s floods. Now they’re suing.

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