Proposed 320-foot-high dam near Pacheco Pass doesn’t have environmental studies as required by law, critics say
Critics of plans to build a huge new reservoir in Santa Clara County near Pacheco Pass have filed a lawsuit against the proposed $2.5 billion project, presenting a new hurdle for what would be the largest reservoir constructed anywhere in the Bay Area in more than 20 years.
On Tuesday, the water district, also known as Valley Water, issued a statement saying it has not violated the law. Construction would start in 2025 and finish in 2032. The reservoir would submerge 1,367 acres and have a 35-mile shoreline. “We entered this winter in a drought emergency,” said John Varela, the district’s acting chairman, at a public hearing on the project Jan. 13. “Increasing our ability to store water in wet winters to use during droughts is vital to the region, especially in light of the fact that climate change is already resulting in more frequent, more severe droughts.”
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