Sediment removal from behind dam delayed
A years-long project to increase water storage capacity by removing sediment from the reservoir behind the Littlerock Dam has been postponed by delays in permitting at the state level. The Palmdale Water District’s Littlerock Reservoir Sediment Removal Project has been in the works for more than 25 years. The project calls for removing more than 1.16 million cubic yards of sediment that has built up behind the dam since 1992, reducing the water storage capacity by 500 acre-feet, according to District officials.