Lake Curry reservoir sits unused amid drought in eastern Napa County

[TexasTowelie]

A drought-wary Napa County looking for ways to weather dry spells has a small-but-not-insubstantial reservoir sitting unused within its boundaries.

Lake Curry, located in remote southeastern Napa County near Gordon Valley, seems to be the ugly duckling of the water world. Amid a state where water is precious, it is the reservoir that no community is using to slake its thirst.

The Solano County city of Vallejo created Lake Curry a century ago to hold 10,000-acre feet of water and the lake is permitted by the state to provide 3,750-acre feet annually. For context, the city of Napa uses about 14,000-acre feet annually.

Vallejo hasn't used the lake since 1992. Why not a Napa County city?

Read more: https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/lake-curry-reservoir-sits-unused-amid-drought-in-eastern-napa-county/article_b4661323-99bb-527f-a56b-ed2a3b4c57d3.html

[Auggie]

1. At the rate in which American Canyon is growing, coupled with the state mandate to build housing,

Napa County may have no choice but to utilize. Secure the rights, at least, even for growing wine grapes. There's an industry worth billions, employing tens of thousands, that needs irrigation.