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Columbia River levee still inadequate for flood
2015-07-14 21:11:29| PortlandOnline
Steve Law in KOIN 6 News, July 13, 2015
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Work will continue on defective Columbia River levee system
2015-07-09 19:58:02| PortlandOnline
Steve Law in the Portland Tribune, July 8, 2015
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Colorado town evacuated after South Platte River levee breaches
2015-06-16 18:39:42| Railroads - Topix.net
Water from the South Platte River along the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railways in Washington County. About 20 people have been evacuated from around the small Eastern Plains town of Messex after a levee along the South Platte River breached Monday morning.
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Homes near Messex evacuated after South Platte River levee breaches
2015-06-16 18:39:41| Railroads - Topix.net
An emergency evacuation order was sent to 15 homes near the small Eastern Plains town of Messex after a levee along the South Platte River breached Monday morning, the Washington County Office of Emergency Management said. The evacuation affects about 20 people after the breach was reported about 7 a.m. Monday by Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad officials who started infrastructure protection along the rail lines.
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Environmentally friendly levee protect against sea level rise
2015-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Contra costa Times: What are now seedlings will play a key role in an experiment that could be an environmental triple win -- improving water quality and protecting against sea level rise while providing wildlife habitat. An army of volunteers will plant more than 70,000 native plants next fall on a first-of-its-kind ecotone levee and wetland basin. The levee and basin will be built on a vacant field near the Oro Loma Sanitary District wastewater treatment plant. Treated wastewater will flow into the basin and...