Marin County plans to use Phoenix Lake for flood-mitigation effort
Phoenix Lake is the smallest of the district's seven reservoirs, and it sits right above the town of Ross. The plan is to drain off a large portion of the water, leaving room as a catch basin for any atmospheric rivers. Marin County officials have developed a plan to use Phoenix Lake, a reservoir near Ross, as a flood-mitigation effort ahead of anticipated winter storms. The plan involves draining off a large portion of the water, leaving it as a catch basin for any atmospheric rivers that may come along, preventing increased flooding downstream. Phoenix Lake is the smallest of the district's seven reservoirs and currently stands at 120 percent of normal for this time of year. The district plans to use it as the district’s primary source of normal water delivery to reduce the level quickly. The idea came about by accident when the area experienced a prolonged drought and Phoenix was at a dangerously low level in 2021, leading to a series of heavy rainstorms.
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As Marin County residents prepare for what could be increased flooding this winter, officials have developed a plan to use an existing reservoir as a buffer for the heavy rains to come. And on Monday,... [3572 symbols]
