Galling! 50 Million Gallons Gone

Photo of rubber dam before the vandalism. Credit: Alameda County Water District

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Residents of Fremont, Newark and Union City are diligently trying to save water because of the drought. With 70 percent of all water used by the Alameda County Water District going to residential use, the burden falls upon residents to sharply reduce water use at home to meet state mandated 25 percent water savings.

So the vandalism last week of a rubber dam that sent 50 million gallons of fresh water flowing into San Francisco Bay was incomprehensible. That’s an entire year’s water use for 500 homes.

Robert Shaver, General Manager for the Alameda County Water District, said in a statement, “This is a very significant loss of water under any circumstances, and more so in the drought conditions we are experiencing. It is an utterly senseless, destructive, and wasteful thing to do.”

It will cost $3 million to replace.

If you have any information on this crime, contact Detective A. Ceniceros at the Fremont Police Department: Aceniceros@fremont.gov or (510) 790-6900.

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