The Army Corps of Engineers is “conducting controlled water releases” from the two dams, said Tyler Stalker, a spokesperson for the Corps in Sacramento.
Pawlik said the Army Corps was releasing water from the dams “to ensure California has water available to respond to the wildfires.”
It was not immediately clear how or where the federal government intends to transport the water.
Trump, meanwhile, shared a photo on X of water pouring from a dam, saying: “Photo of beautiful water flow that I just opened in California.”.
Water was released from the dams as the first of two approaching atmospheric river storms brought snow and rain to California.
State officials were “not part of the decision-making” to release water from the federal reservoirs, said Karla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources.
It was not clear where federal officials intended to send the water that was being released from the dams. »
