A rubber dam designed to protect drinking water supplies for hundreds of thousands living along the Russian River is being reinflated this week after an unexpected spring storm caused it to be deflated.
The Sonoma County Water Agency raised the Mirabel Inflatable Dam near Forestville on May 6 as river levels dropped and demand for water increased. The dam was lowered May 16 to protect it from high river flows that could damage its structure. The Water Agency started re-inflating the dam last Wednesday and it was expected to be fully inflated by early this week, spokesman Barry Dugan said.
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