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Don't Get Stuck Up the Creek Without a Paddle
"Up the creek without a paddle" means you are "in a difficult, troublesome, or hopeless situation with no easy way out and no means to fix it." You don't want to be that person...Read more
Susan Heavilin
11 hours ago4 min read


Emergency Preparedness Notice Mailed to Residents Located Within the Sweetwater Dam Inundation Zone
Sweetwater Dam received a rather poor mark...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Nov 33 min read


DSOD Gives Sweetwater Dam a Downstream Hazard Rating of "Extremely High"
With El Niño approaching, how safe is Sweetwater Dam? Read more
Susan Heavilin
Oct 153 min read


Sweetwater Authority is Quiet on Plan to Cover Sweetwater Reservoir with Solar Panels
Ever since it was learned that SWA is providing an elevated level of PFAS—toxic "forever chemicals"—in our drinking water, there hasn't been much talk about putting solar panels on our reservoir. Those proposed solar panels could add even more PFAS...Read more
Susan Heavilin
May 15, 20252 min read
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