After decades of planning and construction, the Richard L. Schafer Dam Spillway at Lake Success is officially complete. Leaders say this large reservoir will dramatically improve flood control, protecting homes and lives in the area. This is a historic milestone for our community,” said Congressman Vince Fong. “We not only built a new emergency spillway, but we raised this dam ten feet, that is more water storage for us.” The improvements will increase the lake’s storage capacity by 28,000 acre-feet, bringing the total to 112,000 acre-feet. ”What that really means is 9.8 billion gallons of water, additional water storage that we can now hold in this lake so it’s critical for us,” explains Fong. … The total cost of the project was $135 million.

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