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#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="fade"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-megamenu.mega-toggle-on ul.mega-sub-menu {opacity: 1;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="fade_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="fade_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-flyout ul.mega-sub-menu {opacity: 0;margin-top: 10px;transition-duration: 200ms;transition-timing-function: ease-in;transition-property: opacity, margin-top, visibility;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="fade_up"].mega-no-js li.mega-menu-item:hover > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="fade_up"].mega-no-js li.mega-menu-item:focus > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="fade_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-toggle-on > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="fade_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-megamenu.mega-toggle-on ul.mega-sub-menu {opacity: 1;margin-top: 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="slide_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="slide_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-flyout ul.mega-sub-menu {margin-top: 10px;transition-duration: 200ms;transition-timing-function: ease-in;transition-property: margin-top, visibility;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="slide_up"].mega-no-js li.mega-menu-item:hover > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="slide_up"].mega-no-js li.mega-menu-item:focus > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="slide_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-toggle-on > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation[data-effect="slide_up"] li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-megamenu.mega-toggle-on ul.mega-sub-menu {margin-top: 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation.mega-no-js li.mega-menu-item:hover > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation.mega-no-js li.mega-menu-item:focus > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-menu-item.mega-toggle-on > ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-megamenu.mega-toggle-on ul.mega-sub-menu {visibility: visible;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-megamenu ul.mega-sub-menu ul.mega-sub-menu {visibility: inherit;opacity: 1;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-menu-item a[class^='dashicons']:before {font-family: dashicons;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-menu-item a.mega-menu-link:before {display: inline-block;font: inherit;font-family: dashicons;position: static;margin: 0 6px 0 0px;vertical-align: top;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;color: inherit;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-menu-item.mega-hide-text a.mega-menu-link:before {margin: 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-menu-item.mega-hide-text li.mega-menu-item a.mega-menu-link:before {margin: 0 6px 0 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-align-bottom-left.mega-toggle-on > a.mega-menu-link {-webkit-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;-moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;-ms-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;-o-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-align-bottom-right > ul.mega-sub-menu {right: 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation li.mega-align-bottom-right.mega-toggle-on > a.mega-menu-link {-webkit-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;-moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;-ms-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;-o-border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu.mega-menu-item {position: static;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item {margin: 0 4px 0 0;display: inline-block;height: auto;vertical-align: middle;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item.mega-item-align-right {float: right;}@media only screen and (min-width: 1) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item.mega-item-align-right {margin: 0 0 0 4px;}}@media only screen and (min-width: 1) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item.mega-item-align-float-left {float: left;}}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item.mega-toggle-on > a.mega-menu-link, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link:hover, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link:focus {background: #555;color: #fff;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;border-color: #fff;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link {border-top: 0px solid #fff;border-left: 0px solid #fff;border-right: 0px solid #fff;border-bottom: 0px solid #fff;outline: none;text-decoration: none;padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;line-height: 40px;font-weight: bold;height: 40px;vertical-align: baseline;text-align: left;width: auto;display: block;color: #333;text-transform: uppercase;text-decoration: none;background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);-webkit-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;-moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;-ms-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;-o-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: 22px;}@media only screen and (min-width: 1) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item.mega-multi-line > a.mega-menu-link {line-height: inherit;display: table-cell;vertical-align: middle;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 0) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item.mega-multi-line > a.mega-menu-link br {display: none;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 0) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item {display: list-item;margin: 0;clear: both;border: 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item.mega-item-align-right {float: none;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link {-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;-moz-border-radius: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;-ms-border-radius: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;-o-border-radius: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;border-radius: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;border: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 40px;height: 40px;padding: 0 10px;}}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu {z-index: 999;-webkit-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;-moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;-ms-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;-o-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background: #555;padding: 0px 0 0px 0;position: absolute;width: 100%;border-top: 0px solid #fff;border-left: 0px solid #fff;border-right: 0px solid #fff;border-bottom: 0px solid #fff;left: 0;}@media only screen and (max-width: 0) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu {float: left;position: static;width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width: 1) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-1 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-2 {width: 50%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-2 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-3 {width: 33.33333%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-3 {width: 66.66667%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-3-of-3 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-4 {width: 25%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-4 {width: 50%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-3-of-4 {width: 75%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-4-of-4 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-5 {width: 20%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-5 {width: 40%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-3-of-5 {width: 60%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-4-of-5 {width: 80%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-5-of-5 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-6 {width: 16.66667%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-6 {width: 33.33333%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-3-of-6 {width: 50%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-4-of-6 {width: 66.66667%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-5-of-6 {width: 83.33333%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-6-of-6 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-7 {width: 14.28571%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-7 {width: 28.57143%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-3-of-7 {width: 42.85714%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-4-of-7 {width: 57.14286%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-5-of-7 {width: 71.42857%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-6-of-7 {width: 85.71429%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-7-of-7 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-8 {width: 12.5%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-8 {width: 25%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-3-of-8 {width: 37.5%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-4-of-8 {width: 50%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-5-of-8 {width: 62.5%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-6-of-8 {width: 75%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-7-of-8 {width: 87.5%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-8-of-8 {width: 100%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-1-of-9 {width: 11.11111%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-2-of-9 {width: 22.22222%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-3-of-9 {width: 33.33333%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-4-of-9 {width: 44.44444%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-5-of-9 {width: 55.55556%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-6-of-9 {width: 66.66667%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-7-of-9 {width: 77.77778%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-8-of-9 {width: 88.88889%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-columns-9-of-9 {width: 100%;}}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu .mega-description-group .mega-menu-description {margin: 5px 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item ul.mega-sub-menu {clear: both;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-item ul.mega-sub-menu {margin-left: 10px;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-item ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-item ul.mega-sub-menu {margin-left: 20px;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item {color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: 14px;display: block;float: left;clear: none;padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;vertical-align: top;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item.mega-menu-clear {clear: left;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item h4.mega-block-title {color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: 16px;text-transform: uppercase;text-decoration: none;font-weight: bold;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 0px 0px 5px 0px;vertical-align: top;display: block;border-top: 0px solid #555;border-left: 0px solid #555;border-right: 0px solid #555;border-bottom: 0px solid #555;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link {color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: 16px;text-transform: uppercase;text-decoration: none;font-weight: bold;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align: top;display: block;border-top: 0px solid #555;border-left: 0px solid #555;border-right: 0px solid #555;border-bottom: 0px solid #555;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link:hover, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link:focus {color: #fff;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link {color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: 14px;text-transform: none;text-decoration: none;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align: top;display: block;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link:hover, #mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link:focus {color: #fff;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);}@media only screen and (max-width: 0) {#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu {border: 0;padding: 10px;-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;-moz-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;-ms-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;-o-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;border-radius: 0 0 0 0;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item {width: 50%;}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li:nth-child(odd) {clear: left;}}#mega-menu-wrap-primary_navigation #mega-menu-primary_navigation > 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<h1 class="entry-title">Hurricane Harvey is Reminder to Prepare for Climate Change, Floods</h1>
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<p>As the nation rallies to help the people of Houston and the Gulf Coast recover, we should also prepare in our own homes and communities to make sure that we are ready for the next big storm. California is showing the way forward with solutions that give rivers more room.</p>
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<a href="https://www.americanrivers.org/author/john-cain/">John Cain</a> | <time class="updated" datetime="2017-09-01T16:29:25+00:00">September 1, 2017</time>
</div> <div class="post-header"><img width="680" height="442" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/07160452/R0012797-680x442.jpg" class="attachment-680wide size-680wide colorbox-39557  wp-post-image" alt="Aerial drone images capture flooding dynamics along the San Joaquin River. | Daniel Nylen" srcset="https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/07160452/R0012797-680x442.jpg 680w, https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/07160452/R0012797-350x227.jpg 350w, https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/07160452/R0012797-1024x665.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" /><a class="image-tip" href="#" title="Aerial drone images capture flooding dynamics along the San Joaquin River. | Daniel Nylen"></a></div> </header>
<p class="Normal">The enormous human tragedy unfolding in Texas, as a result of Hurricane Harvey, is a reminder that communities all over the United State are vulnerable to catastrophe when extreme weather events hit. As the nation rallies to help the people of Houston and the Gulf Coast recover, we should also prepare in our own homes and communities to make sure that we are ready for the next big storm.</p>
<p class="Normal">Hurricanes and extreme floods are natural phenomena, but they can become human tragedies and economic disasters when we fail to prepare. Fortunately, we have new experience demonstrating how innovative flood management can gives us more tools to meet this challenge.</p>
<p class="Normal">In California, American Rivers has been working with the state of California to develop a new flood plan for the Central Valley. In August, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board adopted that <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=6FHERokAiQgBtF6yeH1EeW3ZN8SHwkaQlOfe9pUlgm2dC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.water.ca.gov%2fcvfmp%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">new plan</span></a>, which will help protect more than a million people from devastating floods. Additionally, beyond providing for critical public safety, it will help restore the region’s rivers, fish and wildlife and groundwater supplies. By creating new parks and trails, it will also enrich the lives of Californians. More on that plan, below.</p>
<h2 class="Normal"><span class="Normal__Char">Major floods are becoming more common</span></h2>
<p class="Normal">The first step in preparing for extreme floods is confronting the risk. That risk is easy to overlook. After all, the odds of an extreme storm might be less than one percent in a single year. Your community could go many decades without seeing one. But, eventually, as in the case of the Gulf Coast today, an extreme storm will arrive. In addition, climate change is <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=6RFQft2G0CKQUsoTuok9QkNS4mMlImJyCJOtpfZyNP2dC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.americanrivers.org%2fthreats-solutions%2fclean-water%2fimpacts-rivers%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">increasing the flood risk communities face</span></a>. Confronting floods is one of the keys to making sure that our communities and natural resources will be resilient as our climate warms.</p>
<p class="Normal">California and the Gulf Coast are both uniquely vulnerable to extreme precipitation events. Although the 50 inches Harvey dumped this week is setting a national record for totals over a single week, California has even more frequent high precipitation totals over three day periods. The following map from a scientific <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=3kI8F-6yp0BWuRCTs3imXP9sEXb8v6rQ9ZtSS_vK7QydC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mdpi.com%2f2073-4441%2f3%2f2%2f445" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">article</span></a> about atmospheric rivers in the journal “Water” shows how California and the Gulf Coast both stand out when it comes to extreme precipitation.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39591 colorbox-39557" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/02111244/ev.jpeg" alt="" width="603" height="405" srcset="https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/02111244/ev.jpeg 603w, https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/02111244/ev-350x235.jpeg 350w, https://s3.amazonaws.com/american-rivers-website/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/02111244/ev-115x78.jpeg 115w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" /></p>
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<p class="Normal">Atmospheric rivers are jets containing staggering quantities of moisture from the tropics that periodically drench California and account for most of our floods and water supply. The great flood of 1862, which destroyed 1/3 of the taxable property in California, was almost certainly caused by an atmospheric river. A few years ago, the USGS attempted to <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=wNAtcEVSLOjLb7lUgPWXxx707PYuLIzkM50HCYU6rjKdC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fpubs.usgs.gov%2fof%2f2010%2f1312%2fof2010-1312_text.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">simulate</span></a> what might happen if we were struck with a similar ARk storm (Atmospheric River 1,000 year event) today and concluded that the resulting flood would displace 1.5 million people and cause flood damages totaling a whopping $725 billion.</p>
<p class="Normal">If you are thinking that a 1,000 year event is too improbable to worry about, think again. There is evidence of six storms in the geologic record over the last 1,800 years that are larger then the flood of 1862. We are overdue. In addition, climate change could increases the risk we face, if <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=hXlInJms1uBbSuSRioSGCWNJtPRUtNzeC_xRmoTqIXidC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.americanrivers.org%2f2017%2f01%2fclimate-changes-californias-san-joaquin-floodplains%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">more of the precipitation falls as rain rather than snow</span></a> at the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada.</p>
<p class="Normal">For a quick read about the flood of 1862, ARk storms and the new Central Valley Flood Management Plan, check out the recent <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=yo3cU66Ha25nW6xAeUv40JMC7BFuuc_e66SmgwxGhdadC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sacbee.com%2fnews%2fstate%2fcalifornia%2fwater-and-drought%2farticle170234577.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">story</span></a> and <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=yaKjkYBNXSlp9OuoN-yybX77e3HaAODQqTpIgiBRJJ2dC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sacbee.com%2fopinion%2feditorials%2farticle170051922.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">editorial</span></a> in the Sacramento Bee.</p>
<h2 class="Normal"><span class="Normal__Char">Flood protection solutions in California</span></h2>
<p class="Normal">The scale of the risk is daunting. Fortunately, the new flood plan provides a road map to prepare for future floods in California’s Central Valley, which earlier settlers described as an Inland Sea. <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=6CETL2VFCRz8uwOVgei1EpYEQpxzErqZeN9Ur7gq552dC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.americanrivers.org%2f2017%2f01%2fcalifornia-flooding-controlled-beneficial%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">Giving rivers more room</span></a> is the best way to keep communities safe from floods, and giving rivers more room provides multiple-benefits like clean water, parks and open space, groundwater recharge, and fish and wildlife habitat.</p>
<p class="Normal">California’s new plan calls for <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=6CETL2VFCRz8uwOVgei1EpYEQpxzErqZeN9Ur7gq552dC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.americanrivers.org%2f2017%2f01%2fcalifornia-flooding-controlled-beneficial%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">expanding floodways</span></a> and creating a new flood bypass at Paradise Cut on the Lower San Joaquin River to protect the rapidly urbanizing areas of Stockton, Lathrop, and Manteca. This new bypass will lower peak flood stage along 30 miles of river with a peak stage reduction of 2.5 feet at the I-5 Bridge, where thousands of new homes have recently been built. American Rivers led the design process and is leading the way to acquire the flood easements from private landowners that will be necessary to build the bypass. We have already obtained $4 million from the California Delta Conservancy and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to buy flood and conservation easements for the new bypass. We are also helping the California Department of Water Resources <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=Km1YyXZ3V1DuyUw-QV6AQjCwZnRPKip5ld2zL_IBPq2dC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.americanrivers.org%2f2017%2f01%2fmulti-benefit-flood-management-exemplified-by-yolo-bypass%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">expand the Yolo Bypass</span></a> to better protect Sacramento. That expansion will aid the recovery of salmon runs on the most important salmon migratory corridor on the West Coast south of the Columbia River.</p>
<h2 class="Normal"><span class="Normal__Char">Multi-benefit flood management</span></h2>
<p class="Normal">The new flood plan calls for prioritizing multi-benefit flood management projects that are designed to reduce flood risk and enhance fish and wildlife habitat. Those projects can also create additional public benefits such as sustaining agricultural production, improving water quality and water supply reliability, increasing groundwater recharge, and providing public recreation and educational opportunities.</p>
<p class="Normal">For struggling fish and wildlife, the news that smart flood projects can help fight the impacts of climate change is welcome.  Salmon are a cold water fish. A warming climate stresses salmon and many other species. But multi-benefit flood projects help salmon and other natural resources in many ways. These projects create riparian and wetland habitat, and increased floodplain habitat that is well known for producing <a href="https://mail.amrivers.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ZiYD-9meCVqd8clvKkDS08dDXNJHTvVYWHg1DKngBGidC37idvHUCA..&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fcaliforniawaterblog.com%2f2011%2f06%2f02%2ffrolicking-fat-floodplain-fish-feeding-furiously%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="Hyperlink__Char">larger, healthier juvenile salmon</span></a>. By allowing more water to pass safely, these projects can allow upstream dam operators to hold more water in reservoirs. More stored water means more cold water at the bottom of the reservoir. This cold water can literally be the different between life and death for salmon eggs and juveniles during the warm months of late summer and early fall.</p>
<p class="Normal">Some of the many benefits of these new flood projects aren’t obvious at first glance. But among those benefits is a chance to make our rivers, fish, and wildlife more resilient in a warmer future.</p>
<h2 class="Normal"><span class="Normal__Char">Projects underway in California</span></h2>
<p class="Normal">Thanks to funding provided by the voters and directed by the legislature, over a dozen multi-benefit projects are already in the design and construction phase. These include:</p>
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<li class="List_0020Paragraph">Breaching the levee at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge to reconnect 3,000 acres of floodplain.</li>
<li class="List_0020Paragraph">Restoring 2,000 acres of riparian and floodplain habitat at the Dos Rios Ranch across the river from SJRNWR.</li>
<li class="List_0020Paragraph">Removing a levee to restore 220 acres of floodplain habitat for salmon at Great Valley Grasslands State Park.</li>
<li class="List_0020Paragraph">Reconnecting the Oroville Wildlife Area to the Feather River to create rearing habitat for juvenile salmon.</li>
<li class="List_0020Paragraph">Setting back 7 miles of levee on the upper Sacramento River to reconnect 1,400 acres of floodplain and improve flood protection for Hamilton City.</li>
<li class="List_0020Paragraph">Expanding the floodway on the upper San Joaquin River to provide 100-year protection for the City of Firebaugh along with wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities for an economically disadvantaged community.</li>
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<p class="Normal">Thanks to the California Department of Water Resources, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, American Rivers and many other government agencies and conservation organizations, California is preparing for floods in a way that will not only respond to a warming climate and reduce damage when the ARk storm arrives, but will also improve the quality of life for fish, wildlife, and people.</p>
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<p>I have been trying to engage John Cain and American Rivers for over a year and would like to have some help advocating for multi-benefit, non structural treatment of 4-6 miles of the Santa Clara River in Ventura County. The county is going forward with plans to pave the river south bank with no water conservation, recreation or biological features. NONE. See the intro webpage linked below and then please contact me for more info.</p>
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<p>These are exciting new projects both for people &amp; animals (I.e. water). Cali certainly needs these implemented &amp; soon, especially before we get hit with a mega ARK storm. I&#8217;m recalling the recent atmospheric wave that struck us in February. It was truly frightening but could have been much worse.<br />
The new projects offer so much good for California!! As a Cali resident &amp; nature lover as well, I much appreciate all these projects.</p>
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<p>We need to make smart decisions about our natural resources. Ignoring scientific details, making decisions that are ego driven with no consideration about what future generations will inherit is reckless.</p>
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<p>Clean Air &amp; Water Are ESSENTIAL 4 LIFE! WE NEED POLITICIANS WHO BELIEVE IN CLIMATE CHANGE. NOW. Not Later!</p>
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<p>Yes. Clearly we do!</p>
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