Silicon Valley Reservoir Must Be Drained Because of Earthquake Risk to Dam, Federal Safety Agency Says
At a Glance The risk of the Anderson Dam collapsing during an earthquake is "unacceptably high."Santa Clara County water officials have been ordered to drain the reservoir by Oct. 1.If the dam fails when the lake is full, an 8-foot wave could reach San Jose. Federal regulators have ordered California officials to drain a reservoir because its dam could collapse during a major earthquake and flood towns and cities from San Francisco Bay to Monterey Bay. The 240-foot earthen dam...