"We're preparing for what we call level three flood operations, which is the major flood event, " a regional StateEmergencyService operations controller, Darren Winkler, told ABC.
The Department of the Interior announced a plan to provide more relief and flexibility to ranchers whose livestock grazes on public lands, while the Department of the Transportation is working with state governments to provide emergency waivers of federal truck weight regulations and hours of service requirements to drought-stricken communities.