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Resident warns Spring Valley needs additional bridge and water-infrastructure fixes after repeated leaks and past mudslides
Summary
A resident speaking during Lake County public input described recurring water leaks on Wolf Creek, aging asbestos pipes, past mudslides that required a temporary Bailey bridge, and urged supervisors to pursue federal grants and a permanent bridge for Spring Valley access.
A resident who spoke during the Lake County Board of Supervisors public-input period described recurring water leaks, aging infrastructure and limited emergency access in Spring Valley and asked supervisors to pursue federal grants and construction of an additional bridge.
"What's it gonna take, the death of over a thousand people in Spring Valley to get that bridge put in over Old Long Valley?" the resident asked, describing a location where access is limited and where a private property owner has dug a trench that complicates travel. The commenter said a previous mudslide required installation of a Bailey bridge to restore access.
The speaker also reported a water leak on Wolf Creek that had run for five weeks and expressed concern about asbestos pipes and potential contamination. The resident said county staff had previously been awarded a grant in 2012 — described in testimony as about $1.82 million — to install a new well and urged supervisors to seek federal funds to repair water mains and reduce breaks.
Why it matters: limited and fragile access routes can hamper evacuation during wildfire or other emergencies, and long-running water leaks and aging pipes pose health and service risks to rural residents.
What the resident asked: immediate investigation and a county push for federal grants to repair mains and replace failing infrastructure so the new well and other investments will not overburden old pipe systems. The transcript records no formal board response within the public-comment segment.
The resident closed by asking supervisors to consider the infrastructure risks described and the potential consequences for public safety if access and water systems are not repaired.
