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United Water seeks county backing for $314 million Santa Felicia dam safety project
Summary
United Water Conservation District told the Ventura County Board of Supervisors that Santa Felicia (Santa Lucia) Dam needs new outlet works and a larger spillway to meet modern seismic and flood standards; the board received the presentation and adopted a resolution of support.
United Water Conservation District on Tuesday outlined a $314 million safety overhaul of Santa Felicia (also called Santa Lucia in the presentation) Dam and Lake Piru Reservoir, saying the project is needed to protect downstream communities and county water supplies.
The district’s chief dam‑safety engineer, Marianne Broll, told the Ventura County Board of Supervisors the dam is now classified as an “extremely high hazard” facility by the state Division of Safety of Dams not because of visible structural failure but because of the severe consequences that would follow a failure. She said sedimentation has claimed roughly 20% of the reservoir’s storage, the outlet works would be vulnerable to a major seismic event and the existing spillway cannot pass the updated…
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