MID, TID explore Don Pedro dam project

28 July 2010, 8:11 pm

The Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts are exploring a proposed $1.7 billion pumped storage dam project near Lake Don Pedro. The goal of the project, dubbed Red Mountain Bar, is to pump water from Don Pedro uphill to a storage reservoir, only to release it through a hydroelectric generator during peak energy-demand times, such as summer afternoons.... Read More »

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