We will not be using this automated system until we make sure everything is gonna be in top shape.

Unfortunately there was some malfunction. Exactly what caused it we do not know.

The levee system on the American River is not going to be stressed by this particular storm.

It's a little fuller than it's been.

Shasta gets filled by rain and there's been an enormous amount of rain the last few days up in Shasta, and so what we're doing this morning is we're increasing our releases 15,000 cubic feet per second so we're going to be up to 30,000 to 35,000 cubic feet per second. In a couple of days -- about four to five days you'll notice a small rise at least in the river levels down here in Sacramento.

Hydrology really dictates what we're really capable of delivering. It turned out to be an extremely wet year.