flood control

The basins, essential to flood control in the San Gabriel Mountains, are largely located above residential burns areas, according to the county.

Caldwell said in the memo that he “has authority to release water” based on flood control procedures.

Wildfire management has become a collective action problem akin to vaccination or flood control, in which individuals’ good choices can’t guarantee collective safety.

According to the statement, the water has been “managed in cooperation with the Corps to achieve the combined benefits of both flood control and water supply for the region.”

Edison said it blames the damage and deaths caused by the Montecito debris flows on “inadequate governmental flood control infrastructure and deficient evacuation communications.”