Shasta Dam Expansion

Assignments:

Position papers:  each student will write two position papers - 4-5 pages in length - during the semester.  Each assignment will include a percentage of the grade devoted toward writing style. All papers must include properly documented references to all source material. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade on the assignment.

1. Shasta Dam Expansion

The Shasta Dam in northern California is a vital cog of the Central California Project. While building the dam for flood control, water provision and electricity production, the confluence of three rivers - centered on the Sacramento River were flooded. The resulting Shasta Lake has become a tourism focus. Simultaneously, the dam's environmental impact on salmon and other species has become controversial. There is a current discussion to raise the upper level of the dam in order to increase water storage and consistency.

A recent report was concluded as such: "The billion dollars it would cost to raise the dam holding back the largest reservoir in California would, at least on the surface, be money well spent, a federal study concluded this week."

Students will write two essay. 1. write in favor of expanding the dam 2. and write against expanding the dam.

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