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State presents Perris Lake emergency‑release channel project; construction under way
Summary
The Department of Water Resources updated the Perris City Council on an emergency release and conveyance project to route Perris Lake runoff to the Perris Valley Channel; construction began in December 2024 and is expected to last about 2½ years.
The City of Perris received an update Jan. 14 from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) on an emergency release facility project at Perris Lake that will convey water safely to the Perris Valley Channel in the event of a dam release or large runoff event.
DWR project manager David Sarkisian told the council the project is primarily a public‑safety measure: it builds levees plus a trapezoidal conveyance channel and a drop structure to move water from the lake outlet to the Perris Valley Channel while protecting downstream structures and fairgrounds activities. “This is a very important public safety project for the department,” Sarkisian said during his…
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