The dam is still 30% empty and the floodgates have been opened a few times already. The floodgates are opening because of old regulations that require water to

The dam is still 30% empty and the floodgates have been opened a few times already. The floodgates are opening because of old regulations that require water to be released when Folsom Lake rises by a specified amount. http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article60419396.html http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drough...