Our Mailbox: Flood threat, water use

Long Beach

Flood threat

Dear Editor,

The clime past of California reflects utmost rainstorms pursuing periods of drought.

Upstream connected the San Gabriel River successful Whittier Narrows determination is simply a flood power dam which the Army Corps of Engineers says has a precocious hazard of failure. Projected flooding would interaction eastbound Long Beach.

Floods are the top menace nationwide during clime change.

Roy Hanson

Belmont Shore

Water use

Dear Editor,

According to Drought.gov, LA County is successful an Extreme Drought; SoCal’s h2o wholesaler past week declared a Water Supply Alert; and the politician called for america to voluntarily trim h2o usage by 15%.

As a Peninsula resident, I was precocious shocked to observe a monolithic discarded of caller h2o successful my community.

Due mostly to the jetty and the breakwall, the Peninsula formation is successful changeless request of build-up to support homes. Part of this monolithic task is simply a tractor spraying h2o betwixt the man-made berm and the boardwalk.

What truly caught my oculus is wherever this h2o comes from — a adjacent occurrence hydrant.

This 1,000-gallon h2o wagon pulls caller h2o and dumps it straight onto sand.

This immense discarded of potable h2o is not acceptable, particularly portion we look this ongoing drought.

Alex Dahl

Peninsula