Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
A rendering of the planned Vail Dam rehabilitation that will protect the Temecula area from potential flooding. Village News/Courtesy photo
Tim O'Leary
Special to Village News
A last remnant of the region's pioneer past, Vail Dam, is prepping for a $95 million facelift.
The project, which has been in the works for ages, is needed to protect the Temecula area from a sudden, catastrophic flood that could be triggered by a shift in the fickle Elsinore fault.
"It has to be replaced," Jake Wiley, a Fallbrook resident who serves as the assistant general manager in charge of engineering for the Rancho California Water District, said. "It has been deemed a potential hazard."
Rancho serves a 100,000-acre area that is home to more than 150,...
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