Homes to safety yesterday. While the water is starting to reseed a little bit, its going to have to be a patient waiting game for the residents here because the water still is several feet deep. Priority one is assessing when conditions are safe for residents to return home. But its nagging on the minds of every city official, including the mayor how this catastrophic flood didnt happen the way they thought it would after a week of planning. The rock springs neighborhood wasnt supposed to flood like this or at all. Were not anticipating flows to come out of the channel at that time, so we need to figure out what went on, blockages, the issues that contributed at that point. There is no question that well need to do things differently next time. But assessing what those are will require us to understand better what happened that led to this. Reporter the valley Water District maintains Anderson Reservoir that uses coyote creek for drainage when it exceeds capacity. Anderson was filling
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