2006年04月11日
ENS美國，華盛頓特區報導；蘇家億編譯；莫聞審校
美國加州水利局局長斯諾4日向國會表示，為修復該州毀損的河堤，將會提高向聯邦申請的預算。該河堤主要是在防範冬季暴風雨帶來的水患，斯諾向國會議員報告：「若依常態來看，將會造成災難性的水患，造成損失並奪走生命；為了預防這類的情形，我們必須動用到這筆預算。」
California Advances Funds to Army Corps for Critical Levee Repair
California Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow told Congress Thursday that the state will advance funds to the federal government for repairs to California’s failing levees. The levees hold back flood waters during winter storm events. "The business as usual approach will eventually result in a catastrophic flood that will destroy businesses and take lives," Snow told the lawmakers. "To avoid catastrophe, we must eliminate this backlog of repairs."
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