Lake Sediment Removal in Part 1, Page 8: |
| This job was delayed through the summer months (when construction should have occurred) and was started in November. Rainfall for the previous six months totaled less than 1", but 7 days after the AquaDams were initially installed, a thunderstorm developed, and over an inch of rain fell in 2 1/2 hours. | |
| Over 35 square miles of greater San Antonio drains into this lake. Even with only an inch of rain, the water level in the lake rose far faster than what the four discharge pumps could keep up with. | |
| The AquaDams were inundated with an extra 4' of water depth. Of course, they failed because of too much water, as shown in these pictures. | |