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Public criticizes Loveland Reservoir drawdown, seeks state reinvestigation and moratorium
Summary
A resident and advocate described large-scale drawdown of Loveland Reservoir, alleged fish kills, erosion and damage to wildlife habitat, and urged the State Water Resources Control Board to support a reinvestigation and a moratorium on similar dewatering actions in wildfire-prone areas.
A San Diego-area resident told the State Water Resources Control Board on March 4 that Loveland Reservoir was drained to "half of 1%" of its normal pool and that the dewatering caused fish kills, black sediment release into wildlife areas and damage to federally and locally protected habitat, including for arroyo toads and the southwestern pond turtle.
The commenter said he originally filed a CalEPA complaint in 2020 and has since worked with regional staff and the board's chief counsel. He asked the board to support a renewed investigation by chief counsel…
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