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In article <31C32E26.423@tidepool.com> "Keith G. Wagner" <keithw@tidepool.com> writes:

   Statistically, a multi-purpose dam in an active fault area would 
   increase the chances of earthquakes because of added pressure on the 
   underlying formations caused by the water behind the dam. 

That's neither statistics, nor physics.  It's speculation.  Not
necessarily untrue, but certainly far from a given.  In other words,
one could just as easily rationalize that the added weight would tend
to hold slipping formations in place, and so on.  I've seen over and
over how easily it is to dream up reasons for phenomena that later
turn out to be bogus.

   When the dam is full, earthquakes will be most likely.  

The expandable dry dam in the current proposal would be filled up only
occasionally, and not remain with water for long.

   Although minor flooding  may occur without the dam, 
   a breach of a dam this size would have devastating results.

"Minor", ya gotta admire the trivialization of how near half of
Sacramento came to getting washed into the Delta in 1986.

   Gracias otra vez amigo.

Ciao!
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