Dam fails at construction site
A temporary dam failed to keep a construction area dry at Prado Dam after the weekend’s rainstorms, the Army Corps of Engineers said Monday.
Two years ago, more than 2,000 residents of Riverside and Orange counties were evacuated after engineers detected seepage from a similar structure.
“There is no impact on the safety and operation of Prado Dam,” said Bob Koplin, chief of the engineering division at the corps’ Los Angeles District.
The overflow went into a work area near new outlet gates in the dam.
Recent rains brought an increase in water retained by the dam, but the basin is only about 7% full, corps officials said.
-- David Reyes
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