Enormous Fire Threatens Water Supply for San Francisco and Parts of East Bay

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Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct

eastbayexpress.com - by Robert Gammon - August 23, 2013

The massive Rim Fire is closing in on Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park and is threatening the main water supply for the City of San Francisco and numerous other Bay Area communities. As of this morning, the fast-moving blaze was about 2.5 miles from Hetch Hetchy, according to a map created by the US Forest Service. If the enormous fire reaches the tinder-dry forests surrounding the reservoir, it could pollute the freshwater with huge amounts of ash. That’s bad news for San Franciscans and other communities that depend on Hetch Hetchy because the reservoir is not equipped with a water-filtration system.

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CBS News Video
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50153648n

California Governor - Proclamation - State of Emergency
http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18169

InciWeb - Official Updates
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3660/

Hetch Hetchy Aquaduct Map
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hetchhetchyprojmap.jpg

Yosemite fire: Crews repairing power stations that serve San Francisco
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rim-fire-san-francisco-power-20130824,0,3899956.story

CNN - Spreading California wildfire around Yosemite feeds on dry vegetation
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/24/us/california-yosemite-wildfire

Twitter updates - #RimFire
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