Aqueduct Leak Is a Threat to Water Supply
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Crews are working around the clock to erect two temporary dams on the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct to fix a leak that threatens the water supply for 2 million Bay Area residents.
State engineers pumped 55 cubic yards of concrete through the aqueduct lining to control the 1,000-gallons-per-minute outflow from the 29-foot-deep leak, state Department of Water Resources spokesman Jeff Cohen said Monday.
The leak on the 40-foot-wide, concrete-lined aqueduct was discovered June 5.
The cause of the leak is unknown.
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