The Coast to Crest Trail section, previously closed to allow for construction and to protect public safety, is now open for daily use. For more information please read the Coast-to-Crest Trail and Environmental Documents section below.
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Project
Description
The Lake Hodges Projects
are part of the San Diego County Water Authority's Emergency Storage
Project, a system of reservoirs, interconnected pipelines and pumping
stations designed to make water available to the San Diego region in
the event of an interruption in imported water deliveries.
The Lake Hodges Projects will connect the city of San Diego’s
Hodges Reservoir, also called Lake Hodges, to the Water Authority’s
Olivenhain Reservoir. The connection provides the ability to store 20,000
acre-feet of water in Hodges Reservoir for emergency use. The connection
will also allow water to be pumped back and forth between Hodges Reservoir
and Olivenhain Reservoir. From Olivenhain Reservoir, water can be distributed
throughout the region by the Water Authority’s delivery system.
When water is transferred downhill from Olivenhain Reservoir into Hodges
Reservoir, it will generate up to 40-megawatts of peak hydroelectric
energy, enough power to annually sustain nearly 26,000 homes. This energy
will help offset project operating costs and support future Water Authority
projects. The Lake Hodges Projects will also help keep Hodges Reservoir
at a more constant level during dry seasons, capture runoff during rainy
seasons and prevent spills over Hodges Dam.
The Lake Hodges Projects construction has four components:
- Pipeline Tunnel – a 10-foot diameter underground pipeline, contained in a 1.25 mile long tunnel, connecting the two reservoirs,
- Pump Station – a pump station to move water back and forth between the two reservoirs and generate electricity,
- Electrical Switchyard – an electrical switchyard providing electricity to the pump station and sending electricity from the pump station to a local transmission system, SDG&E will build one part and the Water Authority will build adjacent equipment,
- Inlet-outlet Structure – an inlet-outlet structure below the water surface that draws and discharges water between the Hodges Reservoir and the pump station.
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Coast-To-Crest
Trail And Enviornmental Documents
Trail Status: On July 1, 2010, the 1.1-mile-long segment of the Coast to Crest Trail, located within the Lake Hodges Project’s construction site, was reopened for everyday use.
During construction of the Lake Hodges Projects, the trail segment was fenced-in and closed to protect public safety and allow for construction. On May 1, 2010, the trail segment was first opened up for use on Saturdays and Sundays. The remaining fencing along the trail segment will be progressively removed throughout construction.
The nearly 55-mile long Coast to Crest Trail will extend from Del Mar to Volcan Mountain, just north of Julian. Information on the trail is available at www.sdrp.org/trails
Final
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Community
Information Updates
- Community
Letter – April 21, 2010
- Community
Letter – Feb. 12, 2010
- Community
Letter – Nov. 24, 2009
- Community
Letter – June
10, 2009
- Going
Green Announcement –
March 23, 2009
- Electronic
Notification Postcard – Feb. 10, 2009
- Community
Letter – Dec. 4, 2008
- Community
Letter – Sept. 15, 2008
- Community
Letter – July 25, 2008
- Community
Advisory – May 16, 2008
- Community
Letter – May 9, 2008
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Community Letter – April 11, 2008
- Community
Letter – Jan. 11, 2008
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Community Letter –
Oct. 12, 2007
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Community Letter – June 22, 2007
- Lake
Hodges Hills Community Introduction Letter – June 20, 2007
- Community
Letter – May 11, 2007
- Community
Letter – April 27, 2007
- Community
Letter – Jan. 19, 2007
- Community
Letter – Dec. 11, 2006
- Community
Letter - July 31, 2006
- Community
Letter - April 26, 2006
- Community
Letter - March 27, 2006
- Community
Letter - Jan. 26, 2006
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Community
Meeting Summaries
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Lake
Hodges Community Landscape Committee
The Water Authority formed the Lake Hodges Community
Landscape Committee to provide community input to help design and develop
the future landscaping of the Lake Hodges Projects. Landscaping will
be limited to sections surrounding the Lake Hodges pump station building
site, along the Coast to Crest Trail within the project site, and at
the windsurfer parking lot just south of the pump station. The committee,
comprised from community members from Del Dios, Lake Hodges Hills, Lake
Hodges Native Plant Club, and the San Diego Windsurf Association, met
with Water Authority staff from September 2007 through January 2008.
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Us
For more information
about the Water Authority’s Emergency Storage Project or the Lake
Hodges Projects, please call toll free (877) 426-2010 or
email espinfo@sdcwa.org.
A representative from the project team will return your call within
one business day.
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