I’m sure many of us have looked up at the Castaic Lake Dam
and wondered what would happen if it failed. Could an earthquake take it out? Could age, wear, and tear or poor engineering eventually cause it to fail? Could flooding overwhelm it like the Oroville Dam in 2017? The answer is sadly "yes," to all of the
above. It can fail. Anything is possible. We should just
expect it to and get ready for it.
The next question is: where would the water go?
This link will send you to the California Department of Water Resource's approved inundation maps if the dam were to fail: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jp2sQJvvSi6HtEc-jl1zGwc-2a4MTdT/view?usp=sharing
Here in Castaic we only have one major grocery store and it could
be overwhelmed quickly during an emergency. As you can see on the map Ralph’s grocery
store is in the flood path. So, with the store flooded and/or overwhelmed,
leaving empty shelves or damaged goods, and the roads into Castaic damaged, I
imagine it would be very difficult to get food here. This is another reason why
it is essential to have the water and food supply needed to sustain your family
for a long period of time.
Just like you can’t predict a disaster, you also don’t know
where you and your family will be when disaster happens. If your home is in the
inundation zone, make a plan to get to high ground. Keep thinking of various scenarios
and try your best to prepare for them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quh6fX57YxY&t=270s
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