MMWD explores projects to add storage capacity
The Marin Municipal Water District is taking a closer look at storage expansion projects that could increase capacity for billions of gallons of additional water to defend against drought. After several months of study, district officials and consultants are considering projects that could include raising dam heights and some possibilities for creating new dams. Each option would increase the storage capacity by about 20,000 acre-feet. The proposals include expansions of Alpine Lake, Kent Lake and the Soulajule and Nicasio reservoirs. The district is also looking at constructing new reservoirs in the areas of Devil’s Gulch, Halleck Creek and upper Nicasio. The proposals were presented to the water board at its meeting on March 19.