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Engineer's Report For Anderson Dam And Public Meeting In Gilroy
Engineer's Report for Anderson Dam Retrofit project has been released by the Santa Clara Valley Water District and is available for review.
June 10, 2020
The Engineer’s Report for the Anderson Dam Retrofit project has been released by the Santa Clara Valley Water District and is available for review.
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WHAT: Public hearing on Engineer’s Report and CEQA Exemption Determination
WHEN: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - Item is time certain at 6:00 p.m.
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WHERE: Teleconference Zoom
The objective of the Anderson Dam Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project is being proposed to comply with an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which requires Valley Water’s immediate implementation of risk reduction measures to protect the public from risk of dam failure due to seismic activity, and development and implementation of necessary avoidance, minimization and mitigation measures. The proposed project would (a) allow Valley Water a way to safely, reliably and expeditiously draw down Anderson Reservoir (Reservoir) and maintain the Reservoir at a required lower elevation; (b) minimize risks associated with exceeding the restricted Reservoir level and an undersized outlet structure by constructing a new, low-level outlet; (c) prioritize the interim downstream protection of residents and property; and (d) minimize the public health and safety and environmental impacts of reservoir drawdown.
At the time and place fixed for the public hearing, the Board of Directors will receive comments on the Engineer’s Report and the CEQA exemption determination for the Project and consider approving the Project’s CEQA exemption determination in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. After considering the comments on the Engineer’s Report, the Board will decide whether or not to proceed with the Project.
For more information about this hearing or this Project, contact Yogesh Prashar at (408) 630-2323 and/or Bal Ganjoo at (408) 630-3117.
Additional information is available on the Valley Water website: https://www.valleywater.org/public-review-documents
This press release was produced by the City of Gilroy. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
