Anderson Reservoir – San Jose Inside

Santa Clara Valley Water District Warns Residents to Prepare for Series of Winter Rainstorms

In preparation for a series of storms, local agencies have stocked up on sandbags and are monitoring rivers and creeks for debris blockages.

Since an historic flood in February, San Jose and the water district have spent the past nine months bolstering defenses against future disasters.

Silicon Valley’s flood protection agency might have prevented the Anderson Dam from overflowing earlier this year, but failed to act.

Newly released emails show the SCV Water District and city were communicating well ahead of the flood. Then the communication ended.

An inside look at how thousands of homes in San Jose were evacuated due to heavy flooding and a comedy of errors that became a tragedy.

Rising waters have prompted daring rescues and forced evacuations of residents, homeless people and office buildings in the South Bay.