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[DalOwnerX3]

I heard that the only source of water for the city of Folsom is the lake and when the lake water level drops below the water intake, that's basically it for Folsom water.  The taps will run dry.

 

Has anybody heard of any contingency plans if the water level drops too low?    At the rate the lake level is dropping, it's looks like it will fall below that level around the beginning of March.

[nomad]

Not one mention of a contingency plan that I've heard of. Maybe the "officials" assume the "water every other day" and "shower only 3x a week" policies will solve this? Along with a "March miracle?"

 

I've heard one report say 'We should be good for 2014 but 2015 will be a challenge." Say what? There's enough water there for the entire year?

 

A few weeks ago a report said the inlet for the city feed was only 49-50 ft below the surface. It's got to be much less now.

 

Many of my neighbors have pools, I guess I can live off that for a few weeks.

[ducky]

According to the Water Forum Agreement, I think the agencies were supposed to work out that others that have access to ground water would rely on that and not take as much surface water so that those that do rely on surface water, such as Folsom, would still have a supply.

 

It kind of states that at this site I found called folsomlakewaterconservation.com.  It says they are working with reclamation to install water pumps further out into the lake to provide indoor supplies.

[mrdavex]

They will have to install a temporary extension pipe to wherever the water level is along with a temporary pump.  It will cost money, and of course that money will eventually come out of our pockets.  The city is also supposed to construct an emergency intertie to the Eldorado Irrigation District's pipeline (http://www.folsom.ca...tie_project.asp) Does anyone know if this was ever built? 

[4thgenFolsomite]

Steve Miklos was interviewed by one of the local news agencies a week or so ago and said that if we can't reach the water, then they can bring it from elsewhere, but that it would be very expensive.  Not sure what that meant and those short little news bites aren't designed for elaboration.  Its going to get serious real fast, folks.

[john]

I heard Morin (I think it was Morin) explaining that when the lake gets past the intake pumps, they can float a pump in the middle of the lake as a short term stop gap.

[giacomo]

This crisis should be a wake up call to Miklos, Howell, Morin and the rest of the  city council that in its current state, Folsom cannot support building south of 50 until there's a better water plan in place.    Pray for not only a March Miracle but a February one as well or we are in so much trouble. 

[DalOwnerX3]

I found a blurb about bringing barges in..

 

http://www.news10.net/news/article/267576/2/In-delicate-balancing-act-Folsom-Dam-may-cut-outflows

 

 

 

The 7-foot diameter municipal and industrial water intake, which serves Folsom, Roseville and the San Juan Water District, is buried in the dam with the center line 317 feet above sea level. If the level of the lake drops another 43 feet, the intake could see daylight for the first time since the dam was built in 1955.

 

Lessard said in a worst-case scenario, a barge could be floated in one of the pools above the dam to pump water through a flexible line up to the intake.

 

 

[giacomo]

Looked on weather.com for forecast for rest of the month of January and it is dry. dry. dry. I think one day this month will have a 20% chance of rain.  I recall sometime in the mid 80's that Sacramento was in same drought conditions and then February rolled in with rain of biblical proportions. One can only hope we will get the rain we so desperately need.

[4thgenFolsomite]

the fish must be getting really concentrated

[4thgenFolsomite]

NOAA is now predicting way below average (meaning no) rainfall during the month of February. 

[MikeinFolsom]

South of 50? Nah, plenty of water. Or so they say..........hahahaha.

[4thgenFolsomite]

I hear now that the 90-day forecast is for below normal rainfall.