Due to past rainfall and a state mandate with regard to water level, the City of San Diego is scheduled to release approximately 250 million gallons of water from Hodges Reservoir into the San Dieguito River. For more information visit: bit.ly/3OGb4jT.
@CityofSanDiego 1 - The dam is 1 of 4 in "Poor" condition in the county. Tellingly, all 4 are owned by City of San Diego. data.progress-index.com/dam/california…
@CityofSanDiego 2 - They are lowering it due to mandates from the California Division of Safety of Dams requiring levels of 275 maximum, and lower if additional areas of repair are identified. sandiego.gov/insidesd/city-…
@CityofSanDiego 3 - Here is a feel-good "update" about repairs to the dam. Sadly, it is a fluff piece. While the City wants to give an appearance of transparency, where are the details (like has any more damage been detected, and if so, how extensive is it?)? youtube.com/watch?v=PSTH8G…
@CityofSanDiego 4 - While we are happy that the needs of Grebes & other wildlife are being considered, WHAT ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE DOWNSTREAM? Dam breach inundation map - fmds.water.ca.gov/webgis/?appid=…
@CityofSanDiego 5 - The design of 104-year-old Lake Hodges Dam 'arch and buttress' design is antiquated and now seldom used. The age and design are especially problematic, given that we are in a seismically active region. constructionor.com/buttress-dam/
@CityofSanDiego 6 - The dam was found to have at least one gaping hole, spalling/delamination, and a lot of exposed rebar (as presented by the City of SD at a recent SFID board meeting.) sfidwater.org/DocumentCenter…
@CityofSanDiego 7 - Aside from concerns about the vast amount of water that will be wasted, the @CityofSanDiego needs to be far more thorough & detailed in these updates about #LakeHodgesDam (& the media needs to demand as much.) @sdut @vosdscott @TimesofSanDiego @coastnewsgroup
@CityofSanDiego Won’t we need that water during next summers drought? @jaimechambers @ArtieNBCSD @KPBSnews @KathleenFOX5 @MarkMullenNBC @CarloCBS8
@CityofSanDiego The city website says that Hodges is only 16.8% full. Why does this water need to be released? sandiego.gov/reservoirs-lak…