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The flume pre-fire. Doug Youngdahl
While Ridge residents have lost a cherished recreational are being forced to cease operations. The many leaks and
resource, people downstream from Kunkle Reservoir seepages along the canal through the years have created
(which is drying up) stand to lose a lot more from the springs and ponds that have developed their own little
destruction of the Miocene Canal. Contract customers, ecosystems, which in turn have supported a variety of
including several orchards, vineyards, small farms, and wildlife and which are now disappearing.
other agricultural users, have been left with no water and
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