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Magalia Dam improvement stalled by funding drought

Posted by: Maven on March 7, 2010 at 7:31 am

From KHSL Channel 12:

“Plans to make major safety improvements to the Magalia Dam have hit a road block. Now the county needs to find another way to fix a structure they say is at serious risk.

“There’s potentially an active fault under there, the Magalia fault. The Division of Dam Safety is concerned that if there is an earthquake it will subside, and fail,” said Mike Crump, Butte County Public Works Director.

Crump said if the Magalia Dam failed it would not mean massive flooding, but it would make a major road impassable and could jeopardize the water supply for the entire Ridge. … “

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March 7, 2010 · Filed Under Northern California

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