Practical Impact
The argument is that a secure interoperability layer could give officials a single, auditable picture: reservoir levels, rainfall, downstream capacity, coastal conditions and the likely path of a release. That would not hand control to software; statutory authority would stay with designated officers, while the system would document what they knew and why they acted.
Counterpoints
The proposal depends on agencies agreeing to share operational information without losing clarity over ownership, reliability, accountability and liability.
AI is presented as useful only after the data links are trusted and validated; without that foundation, it would only speed up bad decisions.