If the reservoir isn't drained, engineers project a major earthquake could leave downtown Morgan Hill under 35 feet of water.
Yikes!
What's being referred to?
Federal regulators are ordering Santa Clara Valley Water District to start draining the entire Anderson Reservoir by October as experts worry that if a major earthquake hits, the dam will fail.
“Anderson Lake is more or less on the fault,” said San Jose State University Geology professor Dr. Kimberly Blisniuk.
That Calaveras Fault is due for a major quake, and if the dam fails, it would flood the valley down to Monterey Bay and north to San Jose.
(https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/feds-order-valley-water-to-drain-anderson-reservoir-due-to-quake-danger/2241257/)
I understand that summer is coming and water supply is almost always an issue out in some parts of the West.
Even that said, should they wait until October?
Take a look at this video of what could happen in the event of a failure:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/25/video-shows-what-would-happen-if-anderson-dam-failed/
Can you imagine being someone directly downstream of the dam? Talk about nervous.
YIKES!
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. history of Anderson Lake:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_Lake_(California)
Yikes!
What's being referred to?
Federal regulators are ordering Santa Clara Valley Water District to start draining the entire Anderson Reservoir by October as experts worry that if a major earthquake hits, the dam will fail.
“Anderson Lake is more or less on the fault,” said San Jose State University Geology professor Dr. Kimberly Blisniuk.
That Calaveras Fault is due for a major quake, and if the dam fails, it would flood the valley down to Monterey Bay and north to San Jose.
(https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/feds-order-valley-water-to-drain-anderson-reservoir-due-to-quake-danger/2241257/)
I understand that summer is coming and water supply is almost always an issue out in some parts of the West.
Even that said, should they wait until October?
Take a look at this video of what could happen in the event of a failure:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/25/video-shows-what-would-happen-if-anderson-dam-failed/
Can you imagine being someone directly downstream of the dam? Talk about nervous.
YIKES!
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. history of Anderson Lake:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_Lake_(California)