Folsom Dam Not Sufficient

The water stored from the Folsom Dam may be sufficient for now, however when Sacramento County’s population is expected to boom by 2030, farmers will not get their water 45% of the time, if Folsom Lake is the only source. Representative John Doolittle has long advocated an Auburn Dam, however since that may be a political impossibility, Doolittle is turning his focus to a smaller Alder Dam, which would be a $63 million project Details