Trump, California

2.2 billion gallons of water flowed out of California reservoirs because of Trump’s order to open dams
There are two major problems with Trump’s order, water experts said: The water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being wasted by being released during the wet winter season.
Trump opened the ‘valve’ on California water. It will probably be wasted.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released water from two reservoirs in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada to meet President Donald Trump’s recent directive to funnel more water to Southern California, but some officials there question whether it will actually prove helpful.
Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use
Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move,
California farmers still love Trump, even after he dumped their water
President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to unleash California’s water — only the water he released belonged to the very farmers he’d promised to help.
Letters to the Editor: Trump threw a tantrum and wasted billions of gallons of California's water
Trump wanted to see water flowing out of a California reservoir, so it did. Problem is, it didn't really help L.A. or farmers.
Trump just dumped over 2.2 billion gallons of California reservoir water
The Army Corps of Engineers suddenly opened up the dams of California’s Lake Kaweah and Lake Success over the weekend. The three day-long releases cost the two Tulare County reservoirs more than 2.2 billion gallons of water — and led to waves of ire in the state over the abrupt,
California water releases ordered by Trump draw criticism: ‘It’s going to be wasted’
President Trump’s order to release billions of gallons of water in California’s Central Valley last week — with the purported goal of dousing fires 100 miles away — is being slammed as both ineffective and wasteful by experts and California lawmakers.
Trump-ordered water release wasted billions of gallons: experts
Donald Trump's demand for billions of gallons (liters) of water to be released in California, in what he said was a move to help combat fires in Los Angeles, was
NorCal reservoirs continue to fill as water releases create anticipated surge in river levels
Lake Shasta's water storage has increased by more than 500,000 acre feet over the past week. That's over half of the total capacity of Folsom Lake.
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How California Reservoirs' Water Levels Will Change After Winter Storm
show that despite the abnormally dry start to winter for Southern California, most of the state's major reservoirs are performing above average for this time of year. Most of California's ...
Acting on Trump’s order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being ...
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Trump Emergency Order Triggers Water Dump From Tulare County Lakes
President Trump’s Jan. 24 decree to send more water to SoCal to fight fires triggers the dumping of summer irrigation water ...
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2.2 billion gallons of water flowed out of two Central California reservoirs because of Trump’s order to open dams
The US Army Corps of Engineers opened two dams on Friday in Central California and let roughly 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs, after President Donald Trump ordered the release ...