This August, the Santa Clara Valley Water District had two "scoping" meetings on their "Notice of Preparation: Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, San Luis Reservoir Low Point Improvement Project, California."  The meetings covered what the water district has called the Low Point Problem and the water district's Low Point Improvement Project, which they hope will solve the problem.  Among the solutions is a plan to build at least one new reservoir out of a list of five proposed reservoirs.  Four of the proposed reservoirs would either require a dam to be built in Coe Park or would back water up into the park.  The four reservoirs that would affect the park are:     The Los Osos Reservoir, with a dam a short distance upstream of Coyote Reservoir.  The dam would flood, in addition to other areas, all of Hunting Hollow and about four miles of Coyote Creek within Coe Park.     The Coe Reservoir (referred to by some as The China Hole Dam), with a dam a short distance downstream of China Hole.  The dam would back water up the East Fork of the Coyote Creek for about seven miles, up the Middle Fork about four miles, up Kelly Cabin Canyon about four miles, and up the Little Fork, Rock House Canyon, Little Long Canyon, Water Gulch, and other drainages for varying distances.  (Kurt Arends has told several people that this reservoir is no longer being considered.)     The Pacheco "B" Reservoir would back water up to the area of Pacheco Creek Crossing (the Large Culvert) and a short distance into the park on the Coon Creek drainage.     The Upper Pacheco Reservoir would back water beyond Pacheco Creek Crossing and a short distance into Mississippi Creek and up Cook Creek a short distance farther than the Pacheco "B" Reservoir.   Map of Proposed Dams and Reservoirs (96K)   If you have concerns or would like more information, contact any or all of the following:     Advocates for Coe Park http://www.coeadvocates.org This is a group that organized recently to protect Coe Park.  They oppose the building of dams that would back water up into Henry W. Coe State Park.     Santa Clara Valley Water District (408) 265-2600 http://www.valleywater.org To learn more about the project, search on their site with the words "low point." This is a copy of their Environmental Impact Report. Kurt Arends, Project Manager for the Proposed Dams Santa Clara Valley Water District 5750 Almaden Expressway San Jose , CA 95118-3614 Email:  karends@valleywater.org Phone:  408-265-2607 ext. 2384 SCVWD Board Members at lkeller@valleywater.org or individual members listed on their website under "Contact Us" U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Kevin Moody 1243 N Street Fresno, CA 93721 559-487-5179   Additional Resources:  SCVWD reports and maps are available for review at Coe Headquarters.   Return  to the Coe Park home page