Could site our new dam over there. So in order to be able to keep these water rights that we have at calaveras, there was one place where we could really locate that dam, and that is where it is. And you are 500 way from the calaveras dam. Obviously the dam is designed to withstand the ground shaking from that fault, but nonetheless, we need to build in some very complex geological conditions. Commissioner torres. If the dam god forbid would collapse. The existing one . The existing one or new one, would the city of fremont be flooded . We were talking about that earlier. Do you know the answer to that . It depends i guess how you define flooding. To what extent . Good afternoon commissioners, dan wade, senior project manager for the projects that includes calaveras dam. In answer to your question, there was an inundation study done during the Environmental Review of the project and yes, the inundation would go into fremont as the water spreads to the bay. Yes, in the event of a catast
State expands drought emergency to Santa Clara, San Mateo counties
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A dry creek bed connecting to the Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos on July 7, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
Closer to home, Santa Clara Valley Water District, also known as Valley Water, is the poster child for how quickly a water system can become vulnerable to drought.
Water storage rates in Santa Clara County s 10 reservoirs are currently 16% in Guadalupe and Stevens Creek; Lexington, Chesbro, Coyote and Uvas are in the 20%-25% range; and Calero and Almaden at 45% and 54%, respectively. Only Vasona is at near capacity at 94%, according to the Valley Water Surface Water data portal.
Anderson Reservoir, the district s largest, is at 4% capacity; however, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered the district to drain the reservoir over seismic concerns due to its age. Located near Morgan Hill, Anderson is Valley Water s largest reservoir and stores half of the water in its system. The reservoir will stay empty for the next decade, depriving the county of that critical wa