Dam Demolition In Ojai

The Matilija Dam, which was built in 1948 to provide drinking water to the Ojai Valley, will be torn down. How to do it is the problem.

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October 13, 2000, 9:15 AM PDT

By Gwen Hilburn

In addition to the cracking twenty-story cement dam, there is another problem to solve. There are 6 million cubic yards of sand and dirt to remove. But when it is all done, in 10 to 40 years, the endangered steelhead trout will have their spawning grounds back and Ventura County beaches will regain sand it has lost.

Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn

FULL STORY: Babbitt Begins Demolition of Silt-Choked Matilija Dam

Friday, October 13, 2000 in The Los Angeles Times

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