Reservoir to Be Lowered Amid Quake Fears
From Staff and Wire Reports
The water level at the San Clemente Reservoir will be reduced 10 feet by Friday because of concerns over its ability to withstand an earthquake.
Holes were drilled into the concrete dam Monday to decrease pressure on the weakest parts of the dam, said David Gutierrez of the state Division of Safety of Dams. A 1992 division report says the San Clemente Reservoir could give way in an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Tularcitos fault, which it straddles, or a magnitude 7 quake on the San Andreas fault.
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