'Protecting Against Floods' Premieres April 24.12th Episode of the "California's Water" Series SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- "Protecting Against Floods," the 12th episode of the "California's Water" public television series produced by Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (born 18 October 1945 in Gallatin, Tennessee) is a television personality best-known for his travel shows for PBS affiliate KCET. Howser's shows - California's Gold, California's Golden Parks, California's Water, Visiting... , is set to air April 24 at 7:30 p.m. on KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology . It will then be available to air statewide on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, and public access stations. Check your local listings for details. "(Flood Protection) has made something positive out of a flood--(water agencies) have taken something destructive and turned it into something positive," said Howser in the segment. This segment, sponsored by Sonoma County Water Agency and Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, takes viewers to flood control facilities and discusses both the importance and inherent difficulty of controlling floods in California. Local agencies and the federal government have worked together to develop innovative flood control facilities throughout the state to plan and prevent devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. flooding. Huell makes three stops in his latest adventure: the Sacramento River Sacramento River River, northern California, U.S. Rising near Mount Shasta, it flows 382 mi (615 km) southwest between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, through the northern Central Valley. , the Guadalupe River Guadalupe River A river, about 402 km (250 mi) long, of southeast Texas flowing southeast to the San Antonio River near its mouth on San Antonio Bay. in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. and Seven Oaks Dam The Seven Oaks Dam is located on the Santa Ana River, 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Redlands, California. It was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a flood control dam. in San Bernardino County to look at the many ways Californians are being protected against floods. At each location, Huell learns about the different types of flood control operations and how they blend into the communities and surrounding spaces to protect them. In each "California's Water" segment, Howser visits features of California's water system and gets an up-close look at various water management tools and challenges facing the state's water future. Segment titles include: * Climate Change (First aired April 2006) * The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is an expansive inland river delta and estuary in northern California in the United States. It is formed at the western edge of the Central Valley by the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and lies just east of where the (First aired May 2006) * The Flood Fight of 2006 (First aired June 2006) * Storing Water (First aired July 2006) * What's New on the Colorado River (First aired Aug. 2006) * Using Water Wisely (First aired Sept. 2006) * Watersheds (First aired Oct. 2006) * Desalting Water (First aired Nov. 2006) * Sacramento Valley: Working Together Pays Off (First aired Jan. 2007) * California's Water System (First aired Jan. 2007) * Water Recycling Imitates Nature (First aired March 2007) * Living with Nature * Moving Water and Meeting Needs * Protecting Against Floods * Regional Solutions for Local Needs An updated list of air dates and times is available on www.acwa.com. The series, underwritten by members of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), covers issues identified in ACWA's comprehensive policy document, "No Time to Waste: A Blueprint for California Water." The document, released in 2005, recommends a suite of actions and investments to ensure California has the water supply system it will need in future decades. ACWA's members believe educating the public on water issues is critical and are taking that commitment seriously by underwriting the "California's Water" series. ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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