MWD: Band Aids for the levees
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 26, 2007 at 12:50 pmHere’s an article that appeared in today’s Stockton Record:
By Alex Breitler, staff writer
The best way to save the Delta’s fresh water from a levee-crumbling earthquake may be to wait until the quake strikes before taking major action, Los Angeles-area water providers have decided.
The Metropolitan Water District recently approved a plan that would repair broken levees after a temblor rather than shoring them up beforehand.
District board members voted to stockpile repair materials at strategic spots around the Delta; then, if a quake occurs, that rock could be used to patch up levees perhaps along the Middle River, creating a sort of pathway channeling fresh water from the central Delta to the export pumps near Tracy.
It’s a cheaper plan, said Roger Patterson, Metropolitan’s assistant general manager.
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Aquafornia comment: Why is it MWD’s job to fix the levees? Isn’t that what Cal-FED is supposed to do? Are we going to have various agencies with an interest in the Delta applying piecemeal plans instead of a coordinated solution?
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