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The Santa Clara Valley Water District finished a new project could help prevent floods during storms.MOST POPULAR: Video, stories and more
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The new tunnel at the Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos is designed to release a large amount of water before a storm, so that the reservoir has room to fill up again, preventing flooding.
The $50 million project replaces a pipe that's been broken for years.
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